Globalization's Impact on the Environment and Viceversa

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“Globalization is not a monolithic force but an evolving set of consequences-some good, some bad, and some unintended. It is the new reality.” (John B. Larson). Globalization has been the inevitable and definite influence ending the 20th century and sparking the new era of interaction between people, economies, and nations. It is the relentless process of global integration that embodies culture, technology, politics, trade, economic and social relations, and information. Though it may be hard not to picture globalization as an unstoppable plague, open-mindedness is key to understanding globalization. There is so much more to it then just a singular effect. It has been and will be the cause of every decision, thought, and action of humans on Earth. Globalization is nothing more than a destiny shaped by our own doing. Globalization has many faces, whether it’s health, business, social interaction, human rights, development, education, technology, trade, etc. One face that cannot be questioned as a globally shared concern is the environment. Not only does globalization affect the environment, but inadvertently the environment affects globalization as well.

“Globalization requires taking a broad contextual and long-term view” (Helen Fisher). Just as globalization requires looking into the long-term effects of every decision, thought, and action, the same can, and must be applied to the environment. The environment is not something that can be changed at a moment’s notice; it is something that has been altered through years of consequences and repercussions. Whether or not people have come to their senses, globalization and the environment go hand in hand. This correlation of course is not a clear-cut argument on wheth...

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...ve to us and therefore cause our extinction. The only thing we can do is slow this ending down. Then it comes down to, is globalization going to help or hurt the conquest to slow our ending down? I am going to say hurt. We will have better turnouts if the conquest and destruction of the earth stops, then to just fight fire with fire. Metaphorically, it can be compared to either fighting the wolves in a never-ending continuity of harm, or you can tame the wolf and reduce the probability of it attacking you. Globalization has the potential to be a great thing, but ever since the industrial revolution and up until now, it is a misused power in the wrong hands. We have made the wrong choices that have determined where we are now, and our future. Globalization in general, and specifically concerning the environment is an untamed wolf that is more harm than good.

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