Consequently we sometimes accept incomplete evidence that is consistent with previous beliefs and reject more credible evidence that is inconsistent with those beliefs. You need to think about some of the ideas that derive from these perspectives to make sure you're thinking deliberately and critically about climate change. Details pertinent to the form of your essay are available at 2000-2001 ENV200Y Essay including some suggestions for organization. The following articles provide background information on climate change organized by perspective, technological , economic and ecological. You will quickly see that few of the documents fit exclusively in one lens.
Technologies have economic implications, most carbon sinks are in ecosystems.
However, we have tried to sort the accompanying articles by their primary focus. You start with Beyond Kyoto , proceed to Three Policy Perspectives , etc ., etc ., etc ., sit down and write your essay. We don't think it actually works that way. Assmilation is interative. As an example, we think you'll find that each time you return to Beyond Kyoto, you'll find something new-partly because you can't take it all in at once and partly because the process of working through other documents will prepare you to appreciate material whose relevance may have escaped you the first time around.