One thing that was brought up in the podcast about why we
should care about global inequality is its effect on the world environment. I
think that this is an extremely important issue and we should be very concerned
about it. I had never thought about how global stratification would affect the
environment, but after considering the topic, I now see that it has a huge
effect on it. A nation’s income has a large effect on the way that country
treats the environment. One example of this is recycling goods. Because the US
is a high-income country, we have the money to spend on recycling. We are able
to implement a weekly recycling collection system in many areas of the nation.
We are also able to build large recycling facilities that help us reduce waste.
Low-income countries probably do not have the money to spend on recycling and
therefore, many products will go to waste. Another environmental concern is how
we get our energy. The reading talked about how many of the oil-rich countries
in the Middle East and North Africa have become middle-income countries.
However, in order to build up their economies to this point, they had to drill
a lot of oil. Oil is not a renewable resource, and the usage of this form of
energy pollutes the air. These countries will be less likely to focus on a
cleaner, renewable form of energy because their economies depend on oil. We
should all be concerned about global inequality due to its effect on the
environment.
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