Many people say that globalisation and the growing number of multinational companies have a negative effect on the environment. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Different human activities have adversely affected the environmental health. A large part of the population holds the view that

globalization

and ever increasing

number

of multinational companies have a negative impact on the

environment

. I completely agree with

this

opinion ant

this

essay will

further

elaborate on my viewpoint. There are a myriad of side effects of

this

trend which harm our

environment

.

To begin

with, due to

globalization

and increased

number

of multinational companies deforestation has increased manifestly. To put it differently, because of the increase in

number

of multinational companies a large area of land is used for construction of office buildings and homes for its employees.

This

land is obtained by clearing of forests and farmlands, resulting in deforestation. Even though

this

may not seem to harm the

environment

directly, decreased vegetation cover ultimately leads to flooding, soil erosion and droughts, to name but a few.

Thus

, eventually ruining the

environment

.

Furthermore

, since

globalization

and job opportunities in multinational companies have led to greater individual incomes, it has promoted consumerism. To explain

further

,

although

people should buy only what they need, increased earnings inspire people to indulge in unnecessary shopping,

hence

, putting more burden on mother earth.

Moreover

, the higher economic status inspire people to live a wasteful life,

as a result

of which more natural resources get consumed up

then

required.

For instance

, the energy consumption of an American is five times more than that of an average Asian. To conclude, in my opinion,

globalization

and the increased

number

of multinational companies have put an enormous burden on land resources and other natural resources.

Thus

, having a detrimental effect on the

environment

.

Therefore

, immediate steps need to be taken to save the

environment

from any

further

damage.