1. What is the desire of mankind according to Hobbes?

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Thomas Hobbes postulates that men are driven by “a perpetual and restless desire of power after power, that ceaseth only in death.” The miserable consequences of this drive for power and the competing “desire of ease and sensual delight” and “fear of death and wounds” lead them to establish and obey.

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After years of heavy industrialization, China’s environmental challenges are nearing a tipping point.

The factories and power plants that have driven its economic growth have also polluted its air, water and soil, to the point where environmental hazards could lead to a significant risk to China’s society and economy, if not corrected in a timely manner. In a bid to tackle these challenges, China’s government has declared a “war on pollution” and introduced a number of green initiatives.

Here are the most important ones:

Less coal, cleaner air

China has taken steps to dismantle coal-fired power plants, reduce overall emission levels and cut particulate-matter emission rates. Huge progress has been made on air quality, and there are now fewer smog days in China’s largest cities.

Better regulation

The former Ministry for Environmental Protection has been transformed into the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), a new entity with broader, clearer responsibilities. The new ministry will oversee all water-related policies, for example, from ocean resources management to groundwater. Previously, these were scattered among different departments. The ministry is also in charge of policies on climate change.

Funding a greener future

China needs an estimated additional RMB 40.3 trillion ($6.4 trillion) to RMB 123.4 trillion ($19.4 trillion) to finance the transition to a greener economy. It has started collecting an environment tax to help fund its environmental policies, and is also trying to attract more green investment.

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a massive global programme aimed at improving inter-connectivity between countries, inspired by the ancient Silk Road, seeks to boost trade and economic growth in Asia and beyond. As Vice Premier Liu He said at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos this year, reducing pollution is one of China’s main strategic goals as it pursues this initiative, along with preventing major financial risks and alleviating poverty.

Years of life saved per person Image: Image: China National Environmental Monitoring Center

The BRI will be backed by considerable resources. At maturity, investments in the initiative are expected to hit around $4 trillion, stemming from private sources, dedicated funds, and multilateral development banks. If aligned with sustainable development priorities, these resources have considerable potential to help advance the green agenda.

The next challenge is to improve green investment standards. Recently, China launched the Environmental Risk Management Initiative for China’s Overseas Investment. There is huge potential to “green” the Belt and Road Initiative, if Chinese financial institutions and enterprises improve the environmental risk management of their overseas investments and adopt responsible investment principles. Green bonds are a win-win for investors and developing countries, since they fund the green infrastructure projects that are so urgently needed by many of these countries.

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3 years ago

What is Laozi said to have done as a job? China

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Answer:As Taoism took root, Laozi was worshipped as a god. Belief in the revelation of the Tao from the divine Laozi resulted in the formation of the Way of the Celestial Masters, the first organized religious Taoist sect. In later mature Taoist tradition, Laozi came to be seen as a personification of the Tao. Laozi wanted people to be closer to nature. He wanted to get away from the rules made by the government or society. To him, the government was selfish and power-hungry. In his world, he would have no rules.Cited from Britannica and Wikipedia.

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3 years ago

Pa answer po<br><br>i will mark it the brainliest

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Why do we tell actors to “break a leg?” Because every play has a cast. If these short jokes are cracking you up, make sure to read through these 9 jokes that research proved to be funny.

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3 years ago

The right to remain silent when arrested or interrogated is guaranteed under:

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This would be D, The 5th Amendment. It reads. You are guaranteed that you cannot incriminate yourself

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3 years ago

Why might some Turkish Armenians have helped the Russians during World War I? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer

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During World War 1 the Armenians were divided between Ottoman and Russia.

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Majority of the Christian Armenians lived with the Kurd and the Muslim Turks, Christian Greek and many other groups. When the war took took place many Armenians took it as an opportunity to start a riot and started attacking their Muslim neighbors and also started to kill some of them. They said they were doing this only because of Russia.The Ottoman government now started acting in a different way , he started killing the Armenians although some were not included in the war.

When the Russians came to know regarding the atrocities they tried to save the Armenians from the Ottoman but failed and were beaten badly as they did not have a proper plan to attack at that time.

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3 years ago