I. PROBLEM DEFINITION Policy Question: Given California’s current climate change regulations‚ which policy alternatives can California utilize to satisfy the rising demand for energy as well as meet 2030 emissions reduction goals? Problem Details and Background: With a population steadily growing at about 0.9% per year‚ California has the challenge of meeting energy demands while bringing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions down (PPIC 2013). California emits 359 metric tons of energy related carbon dioxide
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Climate change in the Tundra will cause very alarming problems that hold the potential to affect the present generation and those to come. Climate change is an adjustment of global or regional weather patterns. The Tundra has a frigid climate‚ frozen soil‚ and animals such as lemmings and polar bears. Additionally‚ there are flowers and grasses throughout the land. Nutrients for such plants come from dead and decomposing biological matter. Essentially all the precipitation is in the form of snow
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Federalism is defined as “the federal principle or system of government”. This concept of “federalism” is explored in Lowi et al and Zimmerman. These two sources list and define two types of federalism. The first type they list is dual federalism‚ the second one is cooperative federalism. One of the most distinctive differences between the two is how the powers of the national and state governments are defined‚ this ties into the classic struggle of Founding Fathers: How should power be separated
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Evaluate the relative roles of natural succession and human activities in the creation of ecosystems within the British isles. (40 marks) An ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. Ecosystems can be changed by both human activity and natural succession. Ecological succession is the observed process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time. The time scale can be decades (for example‚ after a wildfire)‚ or even millions
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Forced Federalism The term "federalism" is used to describe a system of government in which control is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and fundamental political units. Federalism can be seen as a compromise between the extreme concentration of power and a loose confederation of independent states for governing a variety of people‚ usually in a large stretch of territory. Federalism has the advantage of retaining local pride‚ traditions and power‚ while allowing a central
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FEDERALISM IN INDIA Federalism is a basic feature of the Constitution of India in which the Union of India is permanent and indestructible. Both the Centre and the States are co-operating and coordinating institutions having independence and ought to exercise their respective powers with mutual adjustment‚ respect‚ understanding and accommodation. Tension and conflict of the interests of the Centre and the respective units is an integral part of federalism. Prevention as well as amelioration of conflicts
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CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Federalism as it were‚ originated during the colonial epoch beginning with the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates in 1914. It was introduced into Nigeria precisely by the 1946 Richardson constitution. The constitution introduced regionalism into Nigeria for the first time‚ establishing regional assemblies in addition to the already existing central legislature. However‚ the regional houses remained only as deliberative and advisory bodies having
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Federalism in India Abstract India is a big country characterized by cultural‚ regional‚ linguistic and geographical diversities. Such a diverse and vast country cannot be administered and ruled from a single centre. Historically‚ though India was not a federal state‚ its various regions enjoyed adequate autonomy from central rule. Keeping in view these factors in mind‚ the Constitution makers of India opted for the federal form of government. Though‚ the Government of India Act 1935 envisaged
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1. The main reason for federation? • DEFENSE: a central body was needed for the defence of Australia • IMMIGRATION: laws were needed to regulate entry of migrants in Australia • INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES: industrial disputes had begun to spread across colonies to colonies • UNIFORM LAWS: as the population grew‚ it was necessary to have uniform laws on issues such as banking‚ currency‚ marriage and divorce‚ that would be administratively more convenient and provide equal treatment for all Australians
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veracities about women’s roles were constructed in ways that have been altered or erased for social and political purposes. The roles of black women were undermined during slavery and Hawaiian women’s roles were taken away after colonialism. Women’s roles should be recognized because it makes a significant contribution to decolonization and resistance. The erasure of women’s roles have been constructed in favor of white supremacists and colonists‚ thus‚ keeping knowledge about women’s roles away from the public
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