Even though
there are many other factors in play, it can be assumed that globalization has
brought harm to nature, because of its role in encouraging trade expansion and
consumerism. For example, China’s demand for soybean resulted in the clearing
of forests, and China’s export activities caused pollution to air and water. The
research by the World Bank proved that 20% of global carbon production was caused
by deforestation. Furthermore, damaging the environment may prove fatal for the
world’s economy, as the global warming may cause a huge economic unrest that
can affect the whole world.
However, globalization
also provides an easy way to spread and acquire information, including
information about the devastating state of the world. The activists, also known
as “new preachers”, are trying to raise people’s awareness to global
environmental issues. With this almost unrestricted access to global knowledge, people
are now aware of what’s going on.
The problem
now is that major powers in the world are not truly cooperating in the struggle
to save the environment, even though their intervention may increase the world's opportunity to repair the damaged environment and preserve it for future use.
Topis on the environment and economics had been drastically debated around the world. Do want a perfect clean environment to stay in with no pollution, or do we want economic growth to make we people better off. How to find a balance between the two? These had been an interesting question.
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... /we can assume (ephrase to avoid using 'we')\ that globalization has brought harm to nature, because of its role in encouraging trade expansion and consumerism. For example, China’s demand for soybean resulted in the clearing of forests, and China’s export activities incur(wrong word) pollution to air and water. The research by (^)World Bank proved ... Furthermore, damaging the environment may prove fatal for the world’s economy, as the(red) global warming may cause a(red) huge economic unrest that can affect the whole world.
ReplyDelete...are trying to raise people’s awareness to(wrong word) global environmental issues. By(wrong word) this almost unrestricted access to global knowledge, people are now aware of what’s going on.
The problem now is that major powers in the world are not truly cooperating in the struggle to save the environment, even though their intervention may /just(?\) change everything (How would it change?).