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ACTIVITY IN PAIRS BY: Antonia Ochoa and Antonia Vélez 1

Research about the uses and impacts of environmental economics. Some materials are shared by the teacher for you to use, but you must research, at least, in 2 other different sources.

Environmental economics is an area of economics dealing with the relationship between the economy and the environment. Environmental economists study the economics of natural resources from both sides - their extraction and use, and the waste products returned to the environment. They also study how economic incentives hurt or help the environment, and how they can be used to create sustainable policies and environmental solutions. (EPA, 2018) Economics is the study of the allocation of scarce resources, including how markets function and how incentives affect people’s, businesses’ and institutions’ behavior. Within this discipline, environmental and natural resource economics is the application of the principles of economics to the study of how environmental and natural resources are developed and managed. (Environmental Science, 2019) EPA uses economic analyses to improve the effectiveness of its environmental policies. A variety of economic tools allow the costs and benefits of different policy options to be compared. EPA also pursues new research to develop improved methods for measuring the economic consequences of environmental outcomes. (Environmental Science, 2019) 2

Choose one of the following topics: (1) developed countries and

environmental protection, (2) costs and benefits of climate policies, (3) regulation development for drinking water contaminants, (4) waste management, (5) green infrastructure), (6) cruelty free products

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Write an essay about you chosen topic (you need to relate the topic and environmental economics’ concepts).

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Bibliografía

EPA. (7 de June de 2018). Environmental Economics. Obtenido de United States Environmental Protection Agency: https://www.epa.gov/environmentaleconomics

Environmental Science. (2019). What is an Environmental Economist? Obtenido de Environmental Science: https://www.environmentalscience.org/career/environmental-economist