Blog 5 - Eradication of Poverty

Separation of the case for Eradication of Poverty from the Environmental debate

Both rich and poor nations share a common interest in global environmental protection. However, some rich nations may not hold a similar interest in the eradication of poverty in poor nations, and therefore decline to accept the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) document containing the combined agendas of environmental protection with eradication of poverty.

Environmental Gap 4

• Maslow’s needs – Esteem
• Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) – 1. No poverty.

Eradication of Poverty
Following is the title page of the IPCC document declaring the 1.5° C target:
GLOBAL WARMING OF 1.5°C
An IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty (IPCC, 2018, p. 1).
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To some, the use of the phrase “efforts to eradicate poverty” in the last line of the title signals a secondary agenda of economic redistribution in the global warming declaration, which dilutes the environmental protection message. Both rich and poor nations share a common interest in global environmental protection. However, some rich nations may not hold a similar interest in the eradication of poverty in poor nations, and therefore decline to accept the IPCC document containing the combined agendas. In addition, individual nations, either rich or poor, may consider externally mandated efforts to erase poverty within their ​sovereign boundaries as interference in their national affairs. This again dilutes the environmental protection message.

Environmental Convergence Blog 5

These Environmental Convergence Blogs are part of a set of eight Blogs - Dr John K Lee.

Citation references, Paragraph and Section references are those contained in Dr John K Lee's PhD Thesis “Values and science in contemporary education: The study and impact of student orientation”. The Thesis document is available in the University of Newcastle repository, here: https://openresearch.newcastle.edu.au/articles/thesis/Values_and_science_in_contemporary_education_the_study_and_impact_of_student_orientation/28975331