Hunger, unavailable drinking water, and natural disasters threaten the inhabitants of small islands across the world. Islands and atolls experience dramatic changes in their environment due to the rising sea level. Rising sea water devastates crops and contaminates fresh drinking water. Within a single lifetime, islands could become uninhabitable or even disappear below the rising sea. (Clark, 9) Sea level islands function as warning signs for the future of climate change. (Clark, 16) Climate change is caused by the increase of greenhouse gases causing global warming. (Knox, 148) According to Nigel Clark, “The energy consumed by the people of any one particular territory has an effect on every person in every territory across the planet’s surface” (24). However, not everyone feels directly
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Some believe nature and environment are separate from humans. Nature impacts humans by creating obstacles and hazards, which humans must overcome. However, Earth has developed into a new age, the anthropocene, where humans can influence the environment. (Knox, 144) With centuries of fossil fuel emission, deforestation, and agriculture, humans altered, corrupted, and destroyed entire ecosystems. In addition to society affecting nature, the way societies view nature could have a huge impact. In core regions, people see nature as beauty that must be restored and conserved. Conversely, in the peripheral regions, the environment is often exploited for resources and profit. Improper disposal of hazardous wastes, high dependence on fossil fuels for energy, and lack of funds promote environmental exploitation in poor countries. The damaging effects of carbon emissions and hazardous materials amplifies climate change. Despite the effects of climate change around the world, some people deny changes in the environment. This denial could be a product of capitalism. In order to make a larger profit, corporations dismiss the effects of global warming.
Some believe nature and environment are separate from humans. Nature impacts humans by creating obstacles and hazards, which humans must overcome. However, Earth has developed into a new age, the anthropocene, where humans can influence the environment. (Knox, 144) With centuries of fossil fuel emission, deforestation, and agriculture, humans altered, corrupted, and destroyed entire ecosystems. In addition to society affecting nature, the way societies view nature could have a huge impact. In core regions, people see nature as beauty that must be restored and conserved. Conversely, in the peripheral regions, the environment is often exploited for resources and profit. Improper disposal of hazardous wastes, high dependence on fossil fuels for energy, and lack of funds promote environmental exploitation in poor countries. The damaging effects of carbon emissions and hazardous materials amplifies climate change. Despite the effects of climate change around the world, some people deny changes in the environment. This denial could be a product of capitalism. In order to make a larger profit, corporations dismiss the effects of global warming.