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hey, I needed help with chooising a topic for a paper. I need to present something that has do do with environmental injustices, it can be anything.. I was just wodnering if someone would be able to give me a list of issues going on today, and I'll see what strikes me as interesting and go from there. Thank you so much.
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Here are some issues which may be of interest of you:
-Rich countries (MEDCs) being able to use more and more fossil fuels, whereas poor countries (LEDCs) can't afford them. This leads to social and economic problems
- MEDCs (More Economically Developed Countries) have already had their Industrial revolution where they went through tonnes of fossil fuel (which leads to Climate Change), but these same countries force LEDCs (Less Economically Developed Countries) to restrict their use of fossil fuels to help prevent climate change. This also happens with countries such as UK and USA persuading countries such as China or India to use less fossil fuels.
- MEDCs paying LEDCs to allow them to fish their oceans. LEDCs have no option but to agree. E.g.:
UK companies pay an African Government $10million to allow them to fish their oceans. The African Government accepts the money, as they are either corrupt or heavily in debt. The fishing company then overfishes the ocean and makes $100million. So not only do they increase there investment 10fold, they then leave the ocean empty of fish for the local people to eat.
- Climate change again, just generally i.e. governments not investing in more sustainable energy resources, due to political reasons etc.
- Disasters such as Chernobyl, the Japanese nuclear disaster, or the Indian Bhopal gas disaster.
Hope I helped: Theres a vast number of environmental injustices: All you have to do is look at the world around you. The internet has a wealth of information too. :)
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