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The differences between more developed and less developed countries in economic opportunities are extremely drastic (CEN), making climate change much more challenging for the Global South; but what has made this disparity come to fruition? The Industrialization of the more developed countries in the Global North allowed for mass production, and over time transformed day-to-day life as we know it in the Global North, generating more and more pollutants and mistreating the environment in search of profits. The Global South, which has had negatable impacts on the climate in comparison to the Global North, is dealing with the heavy consequences of climate change with minimal help from the Global North. In order to contribute to the climate crisis in a productive manner, the Global North mustn’t see the environment as a resource, and introduce the developing countries to renewable technologies that will allow them to self-sustain with no interference or harmful environmental consequences. The Global North contains the wealthiest countries with the most up-to-date technology that allows them to not only increase their wealth but protect it too. Organizations such as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are absolutely essential to preserve the planet, as they are developing new practices and applications while simultaneously improving existing methods. However, even the NREL is not perfect, in an article titled, “How Wind Turbines Could Power Defense and Disaster Relief”, the first application of these said turbines was in a diagram of an offshore U.S. military base. The first intrinsic thought Src. National Renewable Energy Laboratory of the organization was how this could help the already prosperous and invasive country of the U.S. and not how this information and technology could be used to provide aid to these less developed countries, introducing them to clean energy without the chance for their societies to become dependent on fossil fuels, like most of the Global North is. Introducing the Global South would not only drastically decrease the effect that climate change will have on the globe as a whole, but would also provide these communities with more socioeconomic opportunities such as the creation of jobs, better healthcare, and communal protection(RMI). By striking the problem at its source, these less-developed countries won’t need aid from the Global North after they are standing on their feet. Although there have been efforts to provide substantial aid to these countries, such as the many developed countries that promised to give $100 billion a year each since 2020 to developing countries, these promises are empty and have not been fulfilled in the slightest (NREL), although there is some slight promise

that the agreement can be resolved at COP26. The Global South could have the same exact opportunity and success as the Global North if they weren’t set back from the very beginning, rooting all the way back to colonization. These continuous setbacks including colonization, inexcusable racism, and increasingly severe weather have chained these developing countries to the floor, where they will remain if not offered aid. The Global North is very financially driven and needs to make the shift to humanitarian views, which they provide not out of selfish intent, but out of the good for the whole globe. Once the Global South has overcome the barriers to entry, they can start contributing in the same fashion, pushing humanity forward together as a unit, while still maintaining the environment’s functionality and beauty. Works Cited Alfaro-Pelico, R. (2022, August 17). Three benefits of a people-centric energy transition in the global ... RMI. Retrieved November 30, 2022, from https://rmi.org/three-benefits-of-a-people-centric-energy-transition-in-the-global-south/ Brown, A. (2021, November 3). What is the difference between the Global North vs the Global South? CEN Climate Emergency Newsroom. Retrieved November 30, 2022, from https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/sl/climateemergencynewsroom/2021/11/03/global-nort h-vs-global-south/ Nov. 22, 2022 | B. C. M. D.-M. | C. media relations. (2022, November 22). How wind turbines could power defense and disaster relief . NREL.gov. Retrieved November 30, 2022, from https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2022/how-wind-turbines-could-power-defense-and-d isaster-relief.html

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