A Historical Look on Globalization’s Impact on the
Environment and Ecosystem Services
Humans have only been on this earth a fraction of its life but in those years, we have drastically altered it in ways that can never be reversed. Globalization, the process of integrating and interacting among ourselves and people of different nations, could never have occurred without these changes. However, they have come at the ultimate cost, the health and wellbeing of our planet. Environmental damages take numerous forms; pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss are among three of the most prevalent . There is a close linkage between ecosystem services and human wellbeing. Ecosystem services are the benefits that people are able to obtain from …show more content…
These effects have inflicted a great harm on biodiversity particularly due to industrialization polluting and destroying ecosystems. Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring. Carbon emissions go on without us realizing it. It comes down to the personal choices we make each day that dictates our carbon footprint. Today the average carbon release in industrial countries is 11 tonnes while the world average is only four tonnes . In developed countries, transportation and household energy use make up the largest component of an individual’s carbon footprint . Our lifestyle decisions have a large impact on our carbon footprint, our homes, cars, clothing, electronics, even the food we eat all has effects on carbon emissions. The concept of an ecological footprint was invented in the early 1990s and then later grew into the concept of carbon footprints. Our carbon footprint is associated with all the activities of a person that includes direct emissions such as driving a car, as well as indirect emissions that include the carbon used to create and process the things we use . As CO2 emissions grow, the temperature will rise and so will the loss of biodiversity. As these countries develop, environmental conservation also needs to develop alongside it with actions that will protect the environment and create a wealthy
Environment and Ecosystem Services
Humans have only been on this earth a fraction of its life but in those years, we have drastically altered it in ways that can never be reversed. Globalization, the process of integrating and interacting among ourselves and people of different nations, could never have occurred without these changes. However, they have come at the ultimate cost, the health and wellbeing of our planet. Environmental damages take numerous forms; pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss are among three of the most prevalent . There is a close linkage between ecosystem services and human wellbeing. Ecosystem services are the benefits that people are able to obtain from …show more content…
These effects have inflicted a great harm on biodiversity particularly due to industrialization polluting and destroying ecosystems. Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring. Carbon emissions go on without us realizing it. It comes down to the personal choices we make each day that dictates our carbon footprint. Today the average carbon release in industrial countries is 11 tonnes while the world average is only four tonnes . In developed countries, transportation and household energy use make up the largest component of an individual’s carbon footprint . Our lifestyle decisions have a large impact on our carbon footprint, our homes, cars, clothing, electronics, even the food we eat all has effects on carbon emissions. The concept of an ecological footprint was invented in the early 1990s and then later grew into the concept of carbon footprints. Our carbon footprint is associated with all the activities of a person that includes direct emissions such as driving a car, as well as indirect emissions that include the carbon used to create and process the things we use . As CO2 emissions grow, the temperature will rise and so will the loss of biodiversity. As these countries develop, environmental conservation also needs to develop alongside it with actions that will protect the environment and create a wealthy