GLOBALIZATION AND ITS EFFECTS ON HOW I LIVE

By Ernest John Deo Lopez (ACT223)

Globalization is a phenomenon wherein Globalism is intensive and extensive, a condition

in which different societies connect faster and cheaper with each other. One form of globalism
that is evidently increasing today is economic globalism, which not only affects the economy but
also causes the other forms of globalism to increase. However, I would like to focus on
environmental globalism, a form of globalism deeply affected by the aforementioned. Under
economic globalization, different companies aim to be multinational, expanding beyond the
boundaries of their origins. However, this expansion—although provides some degree of
advantages—does a disservice to the environment. One of its harmful effects on the environment
is the greater emission of greenhouse and other gasses to the atmosphere that contributes to
global warming and affects the environment as a whole, all of which affect my life.
Expansion means more consumers, which requires a great amount of production. This
demands a multitude of electricity that harms the environment from the burning of coals to
produce energy. In addition, with many companies establishing their empire in foreign markets
thousands of miles away, they would definitely need to transport goods by sea, air, and land. The
volume of this activity requires a lot of transportation fuels to be burnt, which leads to the
emission of harmful gasses into the atmosphere. The Philippines is one of the many countries
around the world that experience the detrimental effects of global warming: unusually high
temperatures, unpredictable weather, and flooding. As a citizen of the world affected by this, I
have to deal with these dangerous phenomena that may harm my well-being and the way I live. I
hope the world will someday regain its health through its citizens’ cooperation.