The Paris Climate Agreement is an agreement signed by 196 different countries across the world that will be set to begin in the year 2020. It was first proposed in 2015. Its main goal is to deal with the issue of climate change and greenhouse-gas emissions with the overall desire to decrease global warming. This agreement will see that each country will plan and determine a report on their greenhouse-gas emissions and how they have contributed to global warming. The long-term goal is to keep the increase in temperature below 2 degrees Celsius.
President Trump first stated his plans to withdrawal from the agreement when he was running for presidency. He believed that the whole idea of climate change was a hoax. The coal industry was also a key supporter and gave his campaign a lot of money during his run. He also stated that the agreement was economically burdensome even though practically every country in the world would be participating. I do not believe that these reasons are sufficient enough to not be a part of the agreement. Climate change in our world is a very real issue and to have a president that does not believe that it exists and cares more about money is a very scary thing.
I think that it is very important for the U.S. to remain in the agreement. This agreement could mean a very big step into fighting climate change and greenhouse-gas emissions. The world is finally working together against a common enemy that was created by ourselves. To deny that existence or claim that it does not matter is completely ridiculous.
With China and India being among the top countries that are developing better climate laws, I think that is extremely surprising. When I think about those countries, I think about overpopulation and pollution so to see that they are really stepping up to improve the climate is a really wonderful thing to see.
