Kerala India, changing diets in Asia, Iran and France and China (resistant to globalisation)

How has globalisation negatively affected Kerala, India?

A Coca cola bottling plant opened up in Kerala in 1998, the wells soon began to dry up also the company discharged waste sludge in the local environment.

2004, Coca cola used 283 billion litres of water

The sludge was found to have high amounts of toxic metals like lead and cadmium

Coca cola used 1 million litres of water a day from the underground aquifer

Coca cola ordered to shut down its $25 million Kerala bottling plant in 2004

How have changing diets in Asia affected the environment/globalisation?

Traditional Asian diets high in vegetables and low in meat

1990, China’s annual meat consumption increased tenfold from 5 to 50 kg

2015, China is the worlds largest market for processed food.

Led to increase in livestock farming which produces lots of methane, large amounts of amazon rainforest destroyed to make soya cultivation to feed Chinese cattle.

As more people escape poverty the demand will increase, more sharks are being killed to make shark fin soup.

How has Iran reacted against globalisation?

Government disliked barbie dolls in the country for promoting an “un-Islamic image”

Social media such as Facebook and Twitter is banned here.

What methods have the French taken against globalisation?

Excluded culture from its agreements on trade, 40% of broadcasts have to be French with no more than 55% being American film imports.

How have the French becoming more accepting of cultural globalisation?

Internet downloading of film and music has put this in dispute.

2007, French has become more accepting of globalisation after successful French TNCs such as EDF energy.

How has China reacted against globalisation?

Tries to restrict internet usage, fears that instant messaging and chatrooms could be used to start riots against the government.

BBC estimates that 2 million people are directly and indirectly monitoring the internet for the Chinese government

China also has the largest number of imprisoned journalists and cyber-dissidents in the world.