Being one of the worlds largest output of Greenhouse gas emissions, the United States should be taking charge and leading the way to omit contributing factors of climate change. Our government needs to address the Environmental Issues we are all facing and implement plans that will assist in the overall health of the environment.
The first step that needs to be taken is to properly educate our society about the major effects of climate change and the costs of it to our environment but also to every individual. Given proper information and understanding, our communities will see the importance and begin working together. Climate Change has resulted in numerous natural disasters. Last year, the U.S alone suffered through one of the most active years for hurricanes, floods, wildfires, droughts, and tornados. These disasters took the lives of many, destroyed homes, left hundreds with no food, water, or shelter. It is very clear that this is just the beginning and much more yet to come. As the climate continues to deteriorate so will our weather, agriculture, energy water, and food supply. Additionally, the disasters cost billions, Hurrican Harvey cost nearly $200 billion alone. Health risks will also rise. Poor air quality will lead to chronic illnesses such as asthma and severe allergies. There will be a rise of infectious disease caused by insects, rodents, and increased rain. Food and water will become increasingly more scarce.
To avoid any further detrimental events, action to increase environmental regulation needs to take place. These regulations would need to include banning all plastic products, require renewable energy such as solar and wind panels and discontinue oil drilling and fracking, production of only fuel-efficient vehicles and energy efficient appliances, establish better waste management and preserve more wildlife. These solutions may be time-consuming and costly, however, ignoring global warming and refusing to address environmental issues now will cost us much more, possibly our planet's future.
I completely agree with you. Trump has put us on the brink of endangering our natural world by not accepting the Paris climate agreement. This agreement was not accepted for one reason...it’s not good for the U.S. economy. Educating the public on ways to save the environment is a great way to start off. I actually have noticed that in my area people are starting to use compost because the city is providing us with compost bins. They have a 3-hour workshop on the benefits compost provides for our planet and how to use the compost bins. So, I think having people that still care and that are passionate about saving our planet will improve our global circumstances, but it won’t make any huge change. To me, it seems that people aren’t thinking of the consequences that are being made to our environment. For example, in Austin, many trees are being cut down and buildings are replacing them. Although these new buildings look nice they are causing massive destruction to our environment. What we need is someone like the Lorax to be our president! Our environments future is at stake!
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