1. What are this chapter’s three big ideas? Explain how the United States and China could apply the principles of sustainability in making the shift to a more sustainable future. 2. In making a shift...

1. What are this chapter’s three big ideas? Explain how the United States and China could apply the principles of sustainability in making the shift to a more sustainable future.

2. In making a shift to a more sustainable future, what do you think are the three most important things that (a) the United States needs to do, (b) China needs to do (Core Case Study), and (c) you need to do?

Core Case Study


Explain why the decisions and actions of the United States and China will play a major role in determining whether the world can make a shift to a more sustainable future, and why this chapter’s Core Case Study has economic, political, and ethical aspects