Why is globalization a controversial issue?

Answer 1

Global warming became a controversial issue when climate scientists realised that it was becoming a serious problem and recommended urgent and far-reaching action to slow down and stop our excess emissions of greenhouse gases.

Paul Gilding described the typical reaction to this in his book, The Great Disruption: Why the Climate Crisis Will Bring on the End of Shopping and the Birth of a New World. He says, "When you are surrounded by something so big that it requires you to change everything about the way you think and see the world, then denial is the natural response. But the longer we wait, the bigger the response required."

Gilding was right to see denial as a typical reaction. Others say that vested interests oppose any action on global warming, and some have undertaken very effective publicity campaigns to undermine public acceptance of the science and the action required.