Editing Criticisms of globalization (section)

=== Decreased Renewable Resources ===
Globalization promotes the transportation of materials from one country to another, allowing more finite resources to be used up. The need for coal in the world is seen through the trade and transportation of the material across the globe. Coal is most desired due to its cheap extraction price, local availability, and necessity in basic items such as steel, concrete, and electricity.<ref name=":22">{{Cite news |date=2012-12-29 |title=Why is world using more coal? The China trade. |work=Christian Science Monitor |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2012/1229/Why-is-world-using-more-coal-The-China-trade. |access-date=2022-03-01 |issn=0882-7729}}</ref> In fact, 23% of all electricity in the United States is generated by coal, demonstrating reliance on the resource.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is coal used for? {{!}} U.S. Geological Survey |url=https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-coal-used |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=www.usgs.gov}}</ref>

China joined the world trade organization in December 2001 with an average of 2.5 billion tons of coal being supplied each year, and by 2011, their coal usage nearly doubled to 4 billion metric tons.<ref name=":22" /> Further examples of increased coal usage due to international trading include India, the United States, and Indonesia.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-02-28 |title=Why globalization is energy intensive and wreaks havoc on oil prices |work=Christian Science Monitor |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0228/Why-globalization-is-energy-intensive-and-wreaks-havoc-on-oil-prices#:~:text=Globalization%20increases%20world%20carbon%20dioxide,use,%20carbon%20dioxide%20emissions%20increase. |access-date=2022-03-01 |issn=0882-7729}}</ref> However, coal is not an infinite source of energy. The U.S Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimated in 2020 that the recoverable coal reserves will last 470 years, and the coal produced from mines will last 25 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How much coal is left - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) |url=https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/coal/how-much-coal-is-left.php#:~:text=Based%20on%20U.S.%20coal%20production,would%20last%20about%2025%20years. |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=www.eia.gov}}</ref> As a result of globalization, more resources are being used up in a faster period of time, which will eventually lead to the demise of resources.