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?

The controversial topic concerning

trade

never fails to attract public attention. The world is becoming smaller as many

products

are increasingly transported from their origin to other far places in the world. That begs a question; are the

benefits

of trading among different countries more than the drawbacks? In my opinion, the answer is yes.

However

global

trade

negatively impacts the environment,

This

essay will discuss some

benefits

of global

trade

like flourishing the global

economy

. It is beyond any doubt that buying and selling items globally has major cons to the environment.

That is

due to the fact that commodities need the power to be transferred from one place to another. The longer the distance is the more fuel will be burned.

For instance

, China is one of the major players when it comes to trading throughout the world. They burned more than 20 million tons of fuel in one year just for transporting their

products

to Europe.

Therefore

, more environmental could be expected if other nations decided to continue buying or selling

products

by transporting them long distances.

On the other hand

, trading goods globally could flourish the global

economy

drastically. Because it opens many chances for countries to earn money.

For example

, more airports, ports and infrastructure would be required to be able to keep up with the increasing number of

products

that are transported overseas. Which

also

means more opportunities for local people to work.

Thus

the whole

economy

of the country that exports as well as the country that imports would be in a good shape financially. In conclusion, selling and buying

products

globally is increasingly flourishing. There are some demerits to

this

,

such

as the negative impact on the environment since

this

trade

will require more fuel to be burned and there are

also

some

benefits

such

as flourishing the global

economy

. I think that the

benefits

of

this

trade

are more than the demerits.