emerging powers

• USA 


  predicted to see growth of the economy slow down as finite resources which they rely on start to run out and other countries becoming more competitive
• BRICs countries 


  Brazil,Russia,India,china,south america
• MINT countries 


  mexico, indonesia, nigeria,turkey
• MINT and BRICS

  • have a growing number of middle class citizens w larger disposable income = important market place for manufactured goods
• BRICS shift in economies

  • may start to see shift to more service-based economies
  • MINT countries also seeing rapid growth in population giving them greater potential to become emerging powers
• new development bank

  • created by BRICS
  • an instuition that provides financial loans for infrastructure projects within developing country, giving BRICS more economic influence arouund the world
• G20


  all brics countries are a part of G20-good indicator country has political value and a sizeable economy
• global organisation

  • brics and mint countries starting to have more say in global organisations
  • since 2017, growing support for india to become permanent member of UN Security Council
• global environmental concerns

  • in early 2000s Beijing's air quality failed to meet the world health organisations minimum standard due to chinas reliance on coal fired power stations
  • china is becoming leader in renewable energy resources however water pollution of rivers remains a problem
• global environmental concerns

  • brazil and indonesia known for deforesting large areas for the growth of cahs crops, build infrastructure,mine for resources
  • drilling for oil in nigeria previously caused oil spills
• why emerging countries cause environmental problems

  • drive for economic growth outweighs concerns for environment
  • cannot grow so rapidly in strength in an environmentally friendly way
  • developing countries did not have to commit to reducing emissions under kyoto protocol