Geography A-Level
Environmental Governance
What Environmental Governance means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Environmental Governance
The struggle for leadership in climate change mitigation and the exploitation of the 'Global Commons', including the Arctic and deep-sea mineral resources.
Topics that use Environmental Governance
- Superpowers (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Carbon Colonialism
- Deindustrialisation and the Spiral of Decline
- Economic Hegemony
- Economic Interdependence
- Economic Interdependence and Asymmetry
- Environmental Diplomacy and Soft Power
- Environmental Externalities of Resource Extraction
- Financialisation and Debt
Using Environmental Governance in the exam
Definition questions usually carry one or two marks, and examiners look for the precise wording. Write the definition from memory, check it against the version above, and then use the term in a longer answer on the same topic so it sticks.
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