Explain in detail three(3) reasons it is so difficult to implement policies for a green economy.

Explain the relationship between economic welfare and environmental degradation as described by the Environmental Kuznets Curve. What are three(3) shortcomings of this theoretical relationship?

  Provide a definition for economics. (1 point) Define Boulding’s (1966) concept of the frontier versus spaceship economy. How does this relate to the linear and circular economy? (1 point) Define sustainability. What does this mean for economists? (1 point) Compare and contrast the pessimistic and the optimistic view of natural resource and environmental economics. (2 points) Compare and contrast weak sustainability and strong sustainability. (2 points)

a. The female ovaries and the male testes are a part of which body system? b. Can these organs be members of more than one organ system? Why or why not?

You may also download the exam and fill in answers. 1. World population is projected to increase to over 9 billion people by 2050. Income/capita is also expected to increase by 2050.  This has important implications for future food demand and availability. What are the options for increasing agricultural production to meet these needs and what are the constraints of meeting future food demand? (6pts) Explain five(5) market/policy failures and policy options you would propose to address this problem of land use. (12 pts)   Is economic scarcity of minerals and energy a myth or reality? State whether you side with “scarcity myth” or “scarcity reality”, and briefly explain why. (4 pts) What are some key policy issues that impact the scarcity of minerals and energy? (4pts)   Overfishing is leading to the collapse of many fish stocks across the globe. Explain how property rights or lack of property rights may determine the stock of fish. (4 pts) What policy options would you propose to address this, and why? (8 pts)   Tropical forest conversion continues at an alarming rate. Explain how competing land uses can explain the continued conversion of forest land. (6 pts) What policy options could we implement to address the loss of tropical forests? (8 pts)   Emissions of greenhouse gases are projected to exceed the “2oC global carbon budget” in the next 10-15 years. Describe the science behind ozone depletion. (5 pts) What are the underlying economic causes of ozone depletion? (7 pts) What proposals would you advocate to address ozone depletion and its economic impacts? (5 pts)   The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide targets to guide countries towards a more sustainable path. If you were attending the next UN Conference on the SDGs, discuss three policy options, their mechanisms and their environment impacts that you would put forward, and why? (6 pts)

Name three differences between carbohydrates and lipids both in their structure AND function(s). Use the following format: 1. Carbs ______, and lipids _________. (e.g. Dogs have four legs, and birds have two wings and two legs)  

Which layer of the epidermis is the outermost protective region that contains keratinized cells?

Cartilage belongs to which of the following tissue types?

All lymphatic vessels from the head and neck drain directly or indirectly into lymph nodes located:

The nose is ________ to the ear.