The Negative Effects of Globalization on the Environment

The message of this cartoon is that globalization is bad for the planet due to its negative effects on the environment. The world is split into thirds. The first third is completely covered in smoke from a plane transporting goods and people. The second third consists of a landfill in North America containing Walmart shopping bags and McDonald's food wrappers, and in Africa, many tree stumps left behind from deforestation with two signs proclaiming "Future Site of McDonald's" and "Future Site of Walmart" imply the the trees were cut down to make room for them. The last third shows the continents surrounded by heavily polluted water. This water pollution was caused by a oil leak coming from a ship that is also transporting goods and people.