L6 HW : Environmental Damage Caused by Globalisation

Dear Lower Sixth

Watch this video first!  Very moving!



Please research these different topic areas relating to the effect globalisation has had in terms of damaging the environment.  Your research should take the form of a side of notes with lots of examples, facts, figures, arguments and counter-arguments.

We will have a class plenary to swap ideas


Tommy - Brazilian rainforest
Jake - extraction of minerals
Andrew B - Floods around the globe
Pierce - Congestion in megacities
Nadeesha - Mangroves in SE Asia
Carlos - Haiti
Chris F - Clean Water Access
Matthew - Japanese smog
Padraig - UN Climate Talks in Qatar
Andrew C - Chinese megacities & air pollution
Bala - Fracking
Roberto - Desertification
Luke - Fossil Fuel Depletion