“Please save the world” can be thought of as the epitome of all socially responsible requests. Many people regard a multitude of social issues as unfortunate woes of the world that can be read about in newspapers and watched on television, all at a far and safe distance of personal consequence and reality. One social justice issue that is becoming very real to people worldwide is climate change. The implications of climate change are becoming less subtle and can be seen in the grim fate of countries such as Kiribati and Sundarban countries that are literally being washed away by rising tides, the result of global warming. Both Kiribati and Sundarban are suffering from excessive land loss due to water erosion. These countries, as well as other developing nations, produce very little of the pollution and emissions that are causal to global warming yet are being affected most. The question of what can be done to “save the world” and alleviate the damages caused by the industrialized world has returned this answer: reparations. However, reparations to such nations can seem infeasible and extreme. Even prosperous countries such as the United States have domestic social problems, financial problems and unrest. Do the industrialized nations really have the capability of supporting impoverished, ill-fated countries through an environmental crisis? Lastly, are the fates of these small barely existent islands and poor nations our problem? The aforementioned concerns are understandable but they are not valid reasoning to say that developed nations cannot or should not pay reparations. Industrialized nation’s moral obligation and ability to help are the main reasons why they should be paying a form of reparation for the damages of climate ch... ... middle of paper ... ... the world. Time money and equal efforts need to be spent experimenting the ways in which we can save the world from climate change disasters; just like it is (and has been for years) used to thwart possible political disaster all over the world. “Please save the world” it is a loaded request. Taking steps toward fulfilling this request is not so extreme considering what industrialized nations have already done and achieved in the realm of foreign relief aid and political efforts, as well as the long-established moral obligation that exists. Although it seems simplistic, the reasons why reparations should be paid are because of the developed nation’s obligation to be a samaritan, and their sheer ability to do so. With the betterment of the entire world as motivation, reparative intervention paid by developed nations is possible and should indeed take place.
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