The environment has been suffering from all forms of damage, most evidently in the recent years where global warming seems to be the main issue. Many times, environment degradation, in the form of depletion of natural resources, air, water and land pollution, is caused by the irresponsible human population who does not think twice about the effects of environmental degradation. Nations, like the United States, set themselves and their economic well-being above the ruin and damages of the environment. However, it will be unfair to claim that environmental degradation is brought about only by greed. Other factors, such as apathy and the inability of developing countries to find alternatives, other than to harm the environment, for survival also play a part in contributing to damaging the environment.
The state of the environment has been the concern of scientists in recent years, especially the issue of global warming that has caused billions of dollars in damages. In the case of global warming, greed, in the sense of economic benefits of a country, actually contributes to the ruin of the environment. This is seen in the case of the United States' refusal to carry out its agreement to the Kyoto Protocol, where countries come together and help combat the issue of he increasing emission of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide which are main contributors to global warming. The reason that the United States (US) government gave on its refusal to ratify the treaty is that the effort that the other countries put in to limit the amount of greenhouse gases emission is fruitless and insignificant. However, statistics show otherwise. US is one of the biggest contributor to the greenhouse gases, contributing to close to twenty-five percent of greenhouse gases and if US agreed to the treaty, it would mean that it has to compromise on its Gross Domestic