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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Lack of environmental accountability

Lack of environmental accountability

Broader

Unaccountability of institutions degrading the environment
Presentable
Inadequate product life cycle analysis
Yet to rate

Narrower

Neglect of environmental consequences of government policies
Excellent
Inadequate legislation against environmental pollution
Yet to rate
Inadequate enforcement of environmental regulations
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Environmental pollution
Excellent
Environmental hazards from transport systems
Excellent
Unconstrained exploitation of natural resources
Presentable
Taxation deductions promoting unsustainable development
Presentable
Hidden environmental costs of economic production
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Incompatibility of environmental and economic decision-making
Excellent
Vulnerability of environmental systems to globalization
Presentable
Uncontrolled environmental impact of technology
Presentable
Suppression of information concerning environmental safety
Presentable
Non-accountability of transnational enterprises
Yet to rate
Inadequate environmental impact assessment
Yet to rate
Inadequate environmental concerns of international financial institutions
Yet to rate
Economic undervaluation of environmental processes
Yet to rate

Strategy

Promoting environmental accountability
Yet to rate
Integrating biodiversity concerns into liability mechanisms
Yet to rate

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Content quality
Yet to rate
 Yet to rate
Language
English
Last update
Dec 3, 2024