1. MAN 20005 Lecture 6 Ethics and the Environment – Sustainable Development and Science Updated 3.10

7. A sustainable ethic is an environmental ethic by which people treat the earth as if its resources are limited. Example If a fuel shortage occurs, how can the problem be solved in a way that is consistent with a sustainable ethic? The solutions might include finding new ways to conserve oil or developing renewable energy alternatives. A sustainable ethic attitude in such problem would be that i f drilling for oil damages the ecosystem, then that damage will affect the human population as well. Sustainable Ethics

10. Technological advancement and Environment Conservation Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL): Use ¼ the electricity for same light, last 10x as long Light-Emitting Diodes (LED): 2x as efficient as CFL, last 10x as long Wind energy: cheapest energy (3.9 cents/Kwh)

11. Photovoltaics (PV) : Space consuming, price needs to drop 50-75 percent to be competitive Zero net energy building

12. Automobiles battery or fuel cell power PV Recharging Station

13. Inter-Countries Effort

14. CO2 emission Global warming Weather change and disaster

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