The Earth is facing an environmental crisis of an unprecedented scale in the history of humanity. This crisis is caused by high levels of human pain and, if it continues, human life on the planet will disappear. People often say that the reason the world is in its current state is because of too many people or modern technology. The growth of global pollution has led to increasing pressure on the world's natural resources, including air, water, land and raw materials; and modern societies have generated an increasing demand for the use of industrial chemicals. The use of chemicals has brought great benefits in increasing the standard of living, improving the comfort of human life and improving the environment. But if these chemicals continue to be used in large quantities, their impacts on the environment and human health become worrying. Today, there is a much better understanding of the mechanisms that determine how chemicals are transported and transformed in the environment and what their impacts are on the environment and human health. This essay will discuss the causes and effects of global environmental problems; and who is responsible for resolving them and how. One of the biggest problems facing the world is environmental pollution. It increases over the years and causes serious and irreparable damage to the earth. It is made up of five types of pollution, namely: air, water, soil, noise and light. Air pollution is by far the most harmful form of pollution for the environment. It is caused by harmful smoke emitted by cars, buses, trucks, trains and factories. Evidence of increased air pollution is seen in asthma, lung cancer, allergies and various respiratory problems. Even the most natural phenomenon of migratory birds has failed to solve these environmental problems. Works Cited Global warming melts the last stability of Greenland's Zachariae Ice Stream [Internet]. ABC News. Available at: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-17/global-warming-melts-greenland-ice-sheet/5324848.html [Accessed March 17, 2014].Johannes C. Laube , Mike J. Newland, Christopher Hogan, Carl AM Brenninkmeijer, Paul J. Fraser, Patricia Martinerie, David E. Oram, Claire E. Reeves, Thomas Rockmann, Jackob Schwander, Emmanuel Witrant, William T. Sturges. Ozone-depleting substances recently detected in the atmosphere. Nature Geoscience, 2014. Brown, Donald A. The ethical dimensions of global environmental issues (2001) [Internet]. 130 Daedalus, Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 59; Winder Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-54. Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=230439