As global trade increases, many goods including those we use on a daily basis are produced in other countries and have to be transported long distance. Do the benefits of this trend outweigh the drawbacks?

Thanks to globalization, it is generally acknowledged that the world population can use goods that are imported from other

countries

by transportation

such

as

aircrafts

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and ships. While some people are concerned about the disadvantage of

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trend, I strongly believe that the advantage of

this

way

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the drawbacks. On the one hand, some individuals believe that buying commodities that are transported from other nations

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causes

environmental problems since the

tranportating

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transportation

process is required the consumption of

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excessive fossile fuels

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fossile

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fossil

fuels by

airplanes

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aeroplanes

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and ships. Not only does using

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fossil

fuels cause greenhouse gas, thereby leading to global warming, but it may

also

bring about oil leakage in the ocean which disturbs

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marine

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ecosystem.

For example

, a survey conducted by the Korean Environmental Preservation Foundation has revealed that almost 30% of the food mileage in Korea has increased compared to ten decades ago. As the example clearly illustrates,

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trade between

countries

brings about

environmantal

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environmental

issues.

On the other hand

, the standard of life of customers will be increased by importing goods as the

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horizon

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of choice is widen. What is more, when consumers suffer from a lack of products in their

countries

, they can easily gain them from other

countries

. Recent media in Korea reports that about 30% of

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people who owned a chicken restaurant faced difficulty during the pandemic of bird influenza in 1994, they could maintain their living

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importing ingredients.

Therefore

, it is reasonable to point out that commodities that are transported by

aircrafts

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and ships from other

countries

play a key factor in

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living. In conclusion, while I accept that

this

trend may contribute to

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problem

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, the merit of using goods that came from other

countries

supersede the

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demerit

.

However

, I recommend that governments should balance both sides by

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environmental regulation.