Glabalization and Climate ChangeEssay Preview: Glabalization and Climate ChangeReport this essaySteve SandersEnglish 201January 3, 2008Synthesis EssayGlobalization and climate changeThe climate is changing whether its wanted or not these events of melted polar ice caps, dramatic changes in weather; drought, warmer wetter winters and rising sea levels, also increased Co2 emissions in the atmosphere are only of few changes that have been increased by globalization. The economic pressure that is being forced is causing more harm to our living planet then some seem to know. Trying to slow the trend of globalization is highly unlikely because of economic growth and the rise of demand for goods and services. Rising underdeveloped countries that are emerging are going to have a hard time meeting the obligations of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases maintaining sustainable development, global change has become a popular word in scientific debates on a range of structural change in the earths ecology. Globalization has in the past played a major role in the controversial environmental debates. Many problems resulted in this area of discussion, in regard to the complex relationship between globalization, government, trade and transport, and environmental decay.
The current debate on the environmental effects of globalization is particularly concerned with the question whether a worldwide liberalization of trade may provoke environmental collapse. Three major environmental concerns related to trade are the domestic environmental effects caused by the use of imported products, the foreign environmental effects caused by the production of exported goods, and the environmental effects caused by transport movements needed for international trade. The (WTO is an international organization that was created in January 1, 1995) the importing and exporting of goods is creating larger impacts on the environment, the expansion of international trade is enhancing the amount of air pollution and environmental damage. “The carbon dioxide emitted from shipping and flying goods all over the globe, goods that could easily be produced much closer to the point of consumption”. It no longer matters what the self-governing societies want, but its what the global corporations want.
(Les, Leopold p1)The WTO is already among the most powerful trading companies in the world, it has been granted with vast powers, which include the right to judge whether laws of nations are impairments to trade, by WTO standards. They rule laws concerning public health, food safety, small business, labor standards, culture, human rights, and other social and economic procedure. If any of these laws proved to be harming to trade, the WTO can demand their options, or enforce unkind sanctions “the broad benefits of trade and the associated economic change may come at a cost to some individuals, firms, and communities”. Trade rules should not provide a license to degrade the world or force it to trade away those things that value the most, like clean air, clean water, wild life, and wild places. Presently international rules like the U.S. Clean Air Act, which set high standards against polluting gasoline and can also, prevent America and other nations from rejecting imported products that are harvested or produced in ways that dont meet tough environmental standards.
(Mark, Toma. Economist View p. 1)The economic growth boosts worldwide trade and enhances communications between countries increasing in transportation which in creates harm to the geographical environment. This has caused a wide variety of threats to the environment and it shows a demanding problem of globalization forming environmental decay caused by the rise in international transportation. It is contributing to two main global environmental problems, which are the greenhouse effect and the depletion of the ozone layer.
Even though the effects of globalization contributed too many environmental defects, some may argue that free trade will avoid the efficiency losses associated with protection. It will reinforce economies of progression and that it “creates a structure of exports that is more consistent with resource endowments and they promote higher growth due to a greater efficiency of resource allocation; a greater access to economies of scale when production for the limited domestic market” the flow of trade does have its benefits and opportunities but how much will it cost the world in the long run?
(UNCTAD/UNDP. p. 18)Globalization, government, trade and transport, and environmental decay issues are not easy to come by and cant fix in one day, they take time and effort but the environment requires it. “There can be little doubt that the world is getting warmer. The best scientific evidence from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) suggests that the mean global surface temperature has increased by up to 0.6o Centigrade in the past 100 years but anecdotal evidence of change is even stronger”. Untimely what else is it going to take for a change until its too late, We know that the atmosphere is increasing in global temperatures and we are overlooking the facts that the climate is shifting, these evidence is here and globalization is not going to slow down. The international progress needs to step it up, we need better global governance to manage globalization
”)To say the least, for a planet that is too rich for an oligarchy run by rich men, it is important the world do its part to move forward and to protect its precious natural rights which is crucial to the whole economy of the world.”,But that is how you can help these people to turn out to be such an amazing human being. Let them show their humanity in a real way by doing something like this, you will help these people learn new ways of doing things and their families will be happy too. And then, let the world follow suit and the world can see that this simple decision was not made because of greed or lust. It was done with reason, compassion and determination.†)As for those of us who have a problem with globalization, let us not forget I am a member of the NGO World Bank in Kenya. The UNDP-A.K.I. has stated:
We would like to congratulate our new UN Director-General Dr. Peter Navarro and the staff for their excellent work and hard work on the issue of migration in the Philippines for more than a year! Our organization and its members are fully committed to promoting sustainable development and to building a society characterized by equality of opportunity and opportunity for all individuals, regardless of their socio-economic status.
We invite you, and our partners, to take action to promote the development of the Philippines as a destination economy and a safe harbour for migrants, and to encourage these people to make successful journeys to reach their family, community and home, whether in the Philippines or elsewhere. We are in the process of developing a sustainable project for migrant migration in the Philippines, which can include a series of sustainable projects. This project is being designed so that it does not result in a crisis. It is part of our strategy to encourage social progress and social change through social institutions, including educational institutions, to help with recruitment and employment. This plan is focused on helping migrant workers in a safe and affordable workplace:
(This plan is based on the assumption that migrants who have successfully entered working society will benefit economically and socially. This is based on the assumption that their efforts will bring in the money necessary to meet the minimum wage, benefits, health care, education and other needs. If we find there is no economic opportunity for immigrants, we urge all working families of all ethnicities to seek jobs in the Philippines and to work hard for these needs, so that their earnings are not negatively affected by economic and social changes.)
We are pleased to see all the progress that we’ve been able to make through the Philippines to meet our goal and this new project is now being financed by the international bank of the Philippines which is based there.
Finally, with that last final sentence, thank you for supporting our campaign to open the global market of migrant labour. We are aware that many have criticized the international bank of the Philippines for some time now, but we will make this clear to you: this company is responsible for developing and implementing projects in the country that do not directly harm migrants or their families, they don’t do them harm economically by doing them, but they do do them harm in an anti-imbalances way through a process through which they provide jobs to all those who want to come and enter the country.‡))There has been tremendous support and interest from the World Bank