Three Critical Factors Have Combined to Accelerate the Ecological Crisis

question 45

Essay

Three critical factors have combined to accelerate the ecological crisis facing the world community and to make sustainable development more difficult.Explain and discuss these three factors.

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Definitions:

Securities

Financial instruments that represent an ownership position in a publicly-traded corporation (stock), a creditor relationship with a governmental body or a corporation (bond), or rights to ownership as represented by an option.

Risk Level

The degree of uncertainty and/or potential financial loss inherent in an investment decision.

Preferred Stock

A class of ownership in a corporation that has a higher claim on its assets and earnings than common stock, often with dividends that are paid out before those to common shareholders.

Capital Structure

The mix of a company's long-term debt, specific short-term debt, common equity, and preferred equity, which is used to finance its overall operations and growth.