Sunday, May 23, 2010

economic growth vs global warming

Nowadays, people wonder how we will protect our environment while the economy is still dramatically growing. In this essay, I will show the benefits of the economic growth and the drawbacks of environmental impact; also I will argue about which one should be the first priority.

Economic growth has a lot of advantages for human life but it causes a lot of problems for our environment. First of all, it allows plenty of employment opportunities. As a result, these workers will have a better life for them and their families such as getting a good education for children and securing a safe life for them. Unfortunately, a lot of these jobs are dangerous for their health and life. For example, rural people in poorer countries are forced to work in mines and factories to earn some money. Furthermore, it causes an increase in charity and philanthropy from the richer countries.

On the other hand, many scientists believe that climate change is a threat to the future of the planet and if the economic growth is still increasing it will increase the amount of harmful gases such as greenhouse gases which are the main cause of global warming so the rate of greenhouse gases will be very high in India because it has many big factories and if the rate is still going up India will suffer more than any other country from global warming as the scientists are saying.

In conclusion, economic growth is a good thing for poor countries but it’s also causing a huge problem which is global warming. In my opinion I would say that economic growth will not lead to the destruction of our planet.

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