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The First Industrial Revolution In The 19th Century

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The first Industrial Revolution was born in United States and Europe between the 18th and 19th century. During this time societies moved from an agrarian society to manufacturing society. The Industrial Revolution brought many great new technology such as textile machines, windmills, and the use of stem power in boats. This revolution marked a time in history in which mass production of goods was produced through specialized machinery as well as in factories. The mass production of goods also allowed for a better standard of living in many undeveloped nation. This did not only apply to the United States and Europe, the industrial revolution became a global phenomenon. Across the world as technology advanced, the number of machinery and …show more content…

In the 1800s words like climate change and global warming had no name in the world. Yet, to some the affects of industrialization onto the earth were becoming evident. The first instance of the greenhouse affect in relation to CO2 ( carbon dioxide) admissions was written about in 1896 by Swedish chemist Svante Arhenius. He concluded that the rise in temperature might in fact be good for people in the future. As years pasted, people became more aware of the affects of CO2 on different components of the earth. Scientist released reports claiming that cows and their flatulence as well as other herbivores where the cause of the increase amount of CO2 in the environment. It was not until 1965 did the United States President’s Advisory Committee recognize climate change as a real problem, occurring the world. Even with the United States being aware of the green house affect it did not slow the mass productions of goods across the world. Even with statistical evidence, fossil fuels from steamboats, trains and cars, and smoke stacks from factories only increased throughout the world. The power of addition wealth to build upon the wealth of their nations had overshadowed a serious problem of global …show more content…

Between 1800 and 1960 the human population had increased to 5 billion people worldwide. The population increase because medicines and products where becoming more widely available. Medicines that where synthetically made in China could now be shipped by boat to India or South Africa in half the time it would have taken a century ago. In other words, the increase of transportation methods as well as new technology globalized the world. Jean-Yves Huwart and Loïc Verdier studied What is the impact of globalization on the environment?, within their study they found that “developed countries – the pioneers of global industrialization – were the world’s biggest polluters, responsible for the lion’s share of GHG emissions. Today, the United States is responsible for around 20% of global GHG emissions,”. GHG emissions, ( Green House Gas emissions), is what’s harmful to the plant, and what is causes the decline of so many species. Huwart and Verdier ague that underdeveloped nations caused GHG emissions. Yet, their researchers fail to acknowledge that the industrial sector in these undeveloped nations where being financed by developed counties, with the expectation of

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