Week 2: Student Response to Discussion One and Two and Assignment

TuesdayJun 12 at 1:11am

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Globalization allows people, businesses, and other organizations to connect with each other on a global scale easier than ever before. We are able to research vacation spots, expand business, travel, extend social relationships, outsource and ship goods anywhere and everywhere throughout the world.

The two ethical issues of globalization that I’ve identified to go along with global climate change are: 1) transportation and 2) international agreements.

Due to globalization, the increased amount of goods and products being transported locally and internationally have also increased the amount of greenhouse gas emissions within our atmosphere. The transportation sector includes movement of people and goods by cars, trucks, trains, ships, airplanes, and other vehicles (United States, Environmental Protection Agency, n.d.). Accordingly, because of those increased amount of greenhouse gases, it is up to our politicians and leaders of state worldwide to determine ways to conserve our environment through regulation, treaties, and agreements. This is easier said and done because of the politics behind climate change. In an ideal world, there would be effective international agreements that restrict greenhouse gas emissions and avoid further harmful climate change (Somerville, 2008). Unfortunately, we do not live in an ideal world, or else climate change would no longer be an issue.

There are many different possible solutions to assist with the dilemmas faced through globalization. The first solution being paired with transportation is for the use of alternate fuels. According to United States, Environmental Protection Agency (n.d.), emissions are reduced by “using fuels that emit less CO2 than fuels currently being used.”

References:

Somerville, R. (2008, June 2). The Ethics of Climate Change (Publication). Retrieved June 12, 2018, from Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies website: https://e360.yale.edu/features/the_ethics_of_climate_changeLinks to an external site.

United States, Environmental Protection Agency. (n.d.). Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Retrieved June 12, 2018, from https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissionsLinks to an external site.