ES1102 Reader Response: Double Edge of Globalization

In Nayan Chanda’s work, The Double Edge of Globalization, the author has explained the positive and negative effects of globalization by listing various concrete examples; it caused the global environmental deterioration by developing international trade around the world, on the other hand, it raised the public awareness of global environmental issues by connecting the world. Chanda has also highlighted the importance of collaborations among different governments in order to address the global environmental problems. I agree with Chanda’s that the collaborations among different governments is important to mitigate the global environmental deterioration.

Firstly, government in a nation plays an important role in regulating its people and society.  According to Chanda’s article, the reason for the multinational companies decline the global environment is the poor environmental policy in the countries where they have set up their corporations. Chanda has stated that “foreign-operated plants tended to pollute less than local peers”, this shows the local governments failed to implement appropriate solutions for the environment. If the government is willing to make a change, it can utilize its power to implement strict laws to restrict actions of environmental deterioration, such as deforestation, burning of coal, and so on.

Secondly, the collaboration among nations is able to generate more power and achieve bigger improvements on global environment. Although the pollution on environment may be caused by a nation, it can affect every nation around the world, because we are all sharing the same planet. One state only has limited power to make a change, if every state can take their responsibilities to mitigate the pollution and destruction on environment, it will lead to a big change. Chanda gives an example about the treaty of Kyoto Protoco, the United States has rejected to sign it and other nations have been ignored or betrayed its rules, as a result, there is little progress in reducing the global warming.

In conclusion, globalization has been blamed as a factor of causing environmental deterioration, however, I think it may be a scapegoat for the governments with poor and inefficient environmental policy, hence, the countries with better or advanced environmental policy should help the countries with poor environmental policy in order to work together to reduce the environmental destruction.

ES1102 Summary of “The Double Edge of Globalization” (final)

 

 

Globalization has some positive and negative effects. It has caused climate change and deforestation by developing international trade around the world. This is because many multinational companies establish their enterprises in countries which have poor or a lack of environmental policies, and it can adversely affect the global environment. Some pollution caused by globalization, such as burning of coal, not only affects the original country, but can also spread to other parts of the world. However, globalization helps to connect the world and the sharing of ideas and information around the world has become instantaneous; this helps to raise public awareness of the global environmental issues, such as global warming. Although there were some improvements in global environmental conservation which have been carried out by some nations recently, the reluctance of some governments, such as the United States, has resulted in the inefficiency of the United Nations in addressing the global environmental problems. Therefore, the collaboration and willingness of governments in different nations play an important role in reducing global environmental deterioration.

 

 

 

 

ES1102 Summary of “The Double Edge of Globalization” (Draft 1)

Globalization has been denounced as a cause of climate change and deforestation by developing the international trade worldwide, as many multinational companies establish their manufactories in countries where has poor or lack of environmental policies, and lead to adversely impact on the global environment. Globalization has caused large scale of reduction in forestland worldwide due to the increased logging and most of the governance has declined to implement appropriate solution. Some pollution caused by globalization not only affected the original country, but can also spread to the other parts of the world.

However, globalization helps to connect the world together and the sharing of ideas and information around the world become instantaneous, which helps to raise public awareness  in the global environmental issues, such as the global warming. Although there are some improvements in the global environmental conservation recently, the reluctance and incapability of some states has resulted in the inefficiency of the United Nations. Therefore, the collaboration of political powers plays an important role in reducing the global environmental deterioration.

 

ES1102 Summary Practice (Scary Oil)

The increase in oil price is the risk faced by the economy nowadays. Its main cause is the fear of the war occurred between Israel and Iran. The tension in the Middle East led to the rise in oil price and resulted the recessions in past years. Recently, Iran has attacked Israel embassies which lead to the further tension between the two countries. US have threatened to act militarily against Iran if it still does not stop the developing of nuclear weapons. It is said that the continuous tension in the Middle East will aggravate the rise in oil price.