environment the global north vs global south
... As a result of both of these political and economic systems, the United States has become a world superpower in the Global North, with a booming industry that receives its raw materials from developing countries in the Global South. ... This is because the altering of their consumption patterns would greatly affect the dominant social paradigm of those countries in the Global North gaining their raw materials from the countries in the Global South, leading to a greater increase in consumption of raw materials worldwide, as well as the need to find new countries to produce these materials. ... This planetary bargain for sustainability between the North and South would need to encompass; specific techniques to ensure reduced pollution from the production process, including energy use, the ability to monitor overall raw material consumption to check if we are completely depleting ourselves of vital resources, and a compromise between the two parties on which countries should produce certain products, because in many cases in it would be unnecessary and environmentally negative for multiple countries to be producing the same products. ... These raw materials are sold to us from countries in the Global South and in return we are able to sell a finished product on the market. In recent decades, we have changed our view on the process of consuming as much raw material as possible from the developing nations of the Global South. This is because of the concept of sustainable development, which was defined by the World Commission on Environment, and Development as, that which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. ... Sustainable development has resulted in a new cooperation between the Global North and South. ... The planetary bargain for sustainability between the Global North and Global South would have to aim to include the many outlined aspects of sustainable development. The first part of this planetary bargain for sustainability between the Global North and South would deal with the situation of pollution that would result from increased industrial production. ... From here, it must be mandated that the countries in the Global North and South follow the exact same processes, with the goal of having as little adverse effect on the environment as possible.