Essay #5 "Should rich countries pay more for environmental damage?"

          It was a lazy Sunday, feeling sick, i grabbed the Sunday paper and to my surprise... "The world will not end, but the kind of world we know will surely end." written by Jeannie Javelosa. Yes, geological cycles have changed. There has been crisis upon crisis because of global warming as they often say. What can we do about it? Do rich countries really need to pay more for environment damage?

          Rich countries has all the technologies and luxuries in life. They enjoy fully air conditioned buildings and homes. Microwave oven, refrigerators, freezers, you name it, they have it all. But some of these appliances emits harmful radiation. The most infamous of these is the so called Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) which contributes greatly in ozone depletion.

          Countries like the US, Japan, China have lots of money to finance oil drills, coal extraction and mining in third world countries like ours. They are able to bring our natural resources to their country leaving us with nothing but deluded forests and toxic waste.

          Others say that, they give jobs to our people. They employ locals in the community to do the drilling, extracting and transportation of oils and minerals. Sometimes they bring about developments in the community while they are doing business in the country. But these are minor issues. The destruction that these foreign funded companies does to our country is beyond comprehension. Recent events can at attest to this.

          Well, rich countries contributes to employment and development in countries where they conduct their business. They also contribute to the destruction and extinction of natural resources in these countries. It is just right for rich countries to take responsibility of our destruction of mother earth. Yes, rich countries should pay more for environmental damages since they are responsible to a great percentage of these damages.

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