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ECOLOGICAL DEBT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-04-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
- Environmental Economics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- environmental debt
1, record 1, English, environmental%20debt
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ecological debt 2, record 1, English, ecological%20debt
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Environmental debt refers to the accumulation of past environmental impacts of natural resource depletion and environmental degradation, owed to future generations. 3, record 1, English, - environmental%20debt
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
- Économie environnementale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dette écologique
1, record 1, French, dette%20%C3%A9cologique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dette environnementale 2, record 1, French, dette%20environnementale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dette contractée par les pays industrialisés à l'égard des pays du Sud, liée à l'exploitation passée et présente des leurs ressources naturelles. 3, record 1, French, - dette%20%C3%A9cologique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette division nord/sud et la différence de nature des engagements consentis par les États s'expliquent par l'inégalité originelle de leurs émissions de gaz à effet de serre; il s'est agi, lors des négociations, de reconnaître que les pays industrialisés avaient en quelque sorte contracté une dette environnementale à l'égard des pays en développement et que le principe de solidarité inter-générationnelle souvent mis en avant dans l'argumentation de la lutte contre l'effet de serre devait s'accompagner d'une solidarité intra-générationnelle. 4, record 1, French, - dette%20%C3%A9cologique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Doctrinas, políticas y sistemas económicos
- Economía del medio ambiente
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- deuda ecológica
1, record 1, Spanish, deuda%20ecol%C3%B3gica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Deuda contraída por los países industrializados con los demás países a causa del expolio histórico y presente de los recursos naturales, los impactos ambientales exportados y la libre utilización del espacio ambiental global para depositar sus residuos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - deuda%20ecol%C3%B3gica
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