Climate Change, Globalization, and Geopolitics

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1. 📌 Essentials

  • Climate change involves physical risks (disasters, warming) and transition risks (shift to green economy).
  • Major emitters: US, China; 10% responsible for 50% of emissions.
  • Natural capital (land, fisheries) is finite; climate impacts threaten yields and resources.
  • Arctic melting opens new shipping routes and resource claims, increasing geopolitical tensions.
  • Global supply chains (GVCs) rely on JIT, containerization, and risk spreading across borders. Maritime zones: territorial waters, EEZ (200 nautical miles), deep-sea zones like Clarion-Clipperton.
  • Digital sovereignty is contested: Big Tech dominance, splinternet, Chinese Great Firewall, Russian Runet.
  • EU GDPR (2018) and Digital Services Act (2023) regulate data privacy and platform accountability.
  • Geopolitical hotspots: Arctic, South China Sea, cyber boundaries.
  • Climate mitigation strategies: reduce fossil fuel use, improve efficiency, invest in renewables.

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1. What is a primary physical risk associated with climate change?

2. Which of the following best describes transition risks in the context of climate change?

3. How does Arctic melting influence geopolitical and economic opportunities?

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Wildfires — CO2 emissions?

8.6 billion tonnes annually

Arctic — geopolitical opportunity?

New routes and resource claims

Climate Risks — types?

Physical and transition risks

Climate change — risks?

Disasters, warming, resource threats.

Major emitters — responsible?

US, China; 10% emit 50%.

Natural capital — definition?

Finite land, fisheries, resources.

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