Global environmental issues are the responsibility of richer nations, not poorer ones. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Global environmental problems are something that every living being is having to deal with,

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in the developing and developed world. Some sections of society, argue that the developed

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are at fault whilst others believe that the poorer developing

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are

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at fault.

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, I believe that

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the rich and poor

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are

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responsible, as they

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contribute to

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problem, all be it in different capacities.

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and foremost, the majority of the factories are operating in the more developed

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.

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, most vehicles ownership is by people in developed

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, because of their strong purchasing power.

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with the major contributors to environmental pollution being in the richer

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, people feel that they are solely responsible for

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environmental dilemma.

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they contribute to a large portion of the problem, they possess the tools to remedy the predicament, whereas poorer

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do not. Poorer

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, do not have

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luxury, because they are trying to play catch up with the economies of the wealthier

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. The crisis that poorer

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face, is that they do indeed need help via investment from the west. An example to illustrate

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, is the deforestation in the Amazon, for the clearing of more area for American companies to set up their offices to establish their presence in the South American Continent. These effects can

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be seen in Africa, as many

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are mining their natural resources and shipping them to the richer

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, in return for investment.

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, as they don't have the luxury of switching to renewable sources of energy, mainly due to the cost involved, they need to stick to their current means, which is the burning of fossil fuels. To conclude, the bottom line is that

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the developing and developed

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are responsible for the current global environmental crisis, all be it in different capacities and

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they need to individually deal with their respective

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' contributions.