Reader Response

In The Double Edge of Globalization written by Chanda (2007), he discussed how globalization has led to both positive and negative impacts on the environment. Globalization has brought about economic growth, but has also resulted in environmental issues such as global warming at the same time. According to Chanda, the actions taken to resolve the problem of global warming are inefficient due to the unwillingness of key actors in the world to solve the problem.

I think that globalization is just one of the factors that contribute to the problem of global warming. The most important factor for the worsening problem of global warming is due to the countries viewing profit over environment.

Through globalization, there is a transfer of goods and services, increasing the variety of goods available to the consumers. This has led to a rise in the demand of good, increasing the resources needed to cater to the demands. As a result, there is a rise in logging activities, and this contributes to the problem of global warming. This shows that globalization is one of the factors that lead to global warming. However, the root cause is the unwillingness of key actors on the global scene (Chanda, 2007). The United States being one of the top emitters of greenhouse gases, is unwilling to sign the Kyoto Protocol. At the same time, other countries that have signed the Kyoto Protocol are inconsistent in their efforts to follow the agreement. Many chose profit over the environment, and little has been done to control the situation.

In conclusion, globalization is a factor that helps to accelerate the problem of global warming. Even though solutions are implemented to solve the problem, the effectiveness is limited as countries are more concerned with the economic profits brought by globalization.