The reason due to which the decisions and actions of the United States and China will play a major role in determining whether the world can make a shift to a more sustainable future.
Answer to Problem 1CR
The decisions and actions of the United States and China will play an important role in ascertaining whether the world can make a shift to a more sustainable future. This is because these countries have high economic power and high rates of resource consumption.
Explanation of Solution
The United States and China play a significant role in shifting the world to a more sustainable future because:
(i) The United States has the world’s third-largest population and the largest ecological footprint and per capita ecological footprint. China has the world’s largest population and the second-largest economy.
(ii) The United States has quick economic growth from 1940 to 1970, along with intense pollution and destruction of its water, air, and soil. China has been experiencing rapid economic growth since 1970, along with severe environmental problems.
This means these countries have high economic power along with the high rate of resource consumption; they play a significant role in determining the shifting of the world to a more sustainable future.
Want to see more full solutions like this?
Chapter 25 Solutions
EBK LIVING IN THE ENVIRONMENT
- Applications and Investigations in Earth Science ...Earth ScienceISBN:9780134746241Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. TasaPublisher:PEARSONExercises for Weather & Climate (9th Edition)Earth ScienceISBN:9780134041360Author:Greg CarbonePublisher:PEARSONEnvironmental ScienceEarth ScienceISBN:9781260153125Author:William P Cunningham Prof., Mary Ann Cunningham ProfessorPublisher:McGraw-Hill Education
- Earth Science (15th Edition)Earth ScienceISBN:9780134543536Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. TasaPublisher:PEARSONEnvironmental Science (MindTap Course List)Earth ScienceISBN:9781337569613Author:G. Tyler Miller, Scott SpoolmanPublisher:Cengage LearningPhysical GeologyEarth ScienceISBN:9781259916823Author:Plummer, Charles C., CARLSON, Diane H., Hammersley, LisaPublisher:Mcgraw-hill Education,