Neglecting the future
In this country, I think it is fair to say there are a
lot of various issues that go needlessly unchecked, but one of those issues is
an issue that effects not only people in America but one that effects people
from all over the world. The issue I am writing about is the national
governments failure to honor climate change agreements negotiated not even but
less than a decade ago. One of the major agreements, the Paris climate
agreement, is a climate agreement between 175 countries that establishes
guidelines for reducing pollution and increasing green energy under a certain
time frame. This agreement tries to reverse greenhouse gasses and their effects
and the United States government is maybe considering on backing out of the
deal just so this administration can send a metaphorical message of power to
the rest of the world.
It is my belief that the national government should
not focus on the short-term solutions for profit simply to get approval of a
small section of individual and industries. It is the United States national
governments job to protect the people and have their best interests in mind and
destroying the very planet in which they inhabit does just the very opposite of
that. While short term profit and approval looks great these short sights go against
what the founding fathers and those who came after them set in place for this country.
In the end the national government needs to get their head out of the sand and
come to the realization that they will have to commit to a greener cleaner
future whether they want to or not.
