Several weeks ago, United States
Secretary of State John Kerry met with Chinese officials in Beijing to discuss
rising tensions between the U.S. and North Korea. Although progress has been
made on that front, it’s a surprising bi-lateral agreement regarding climate
change that could ultimately leave the biggest mark on history.
A long-term relationship between the
two superpowers would help ensure economic stability and environmental
sustainability for generations to come. The U.S. and China are responsible for 45%
of all greenhouse gas emissions. They’ve cited several environmental
implications, such as melting ice caps, oceanic acidification, and super-storms
as justification for the joint-resolution.
Kerry’s meeting marks a historic
precedent. Global warming has finally shifted from being a political stance for
or against, to being a matter of fact. The agreement opens up channels of
international communication and cooperation by establishing a Climate Change
Working Group. Hopefully, this will inspire the United Nations to get
aggressive with climate change and adopt a similar collaborative attitude.
Strategic and Economic Dialogues
like this have been helping to bring governments together for the last six
years. In the past, however, discussions have centered on trade proposals and market
fluctuations. The creation of the Climate Change Working Group forces the U.S.
and China, politicians indebted to campaign contributors and greedy corporate
executives alike, to face the difficult challenges on which our future depends.
When dealing with different
governments in a democratic fashion, or even representatives within a national
democracy, real issues tend to get bogged down by bureaucratic nonsense. And
since the very real issue of climate change encompasses a variety of other
issues like national security, foreign trade, and renewable energy, it’s often
difficult for legislation to get passed.
Perhaps most importantly, the
agreement between the U.S. and China will target specific philosophical
differences between the governments’ understandings of climate change. Resolving
these differences now prepares the U.N. for down the line, should they ever
decide to follow suit and begin working on a unilateral strategy.
It’s time to end the debate. We
need to come together and accept responsibility for the damage we’ve done to
the planet. Companies like NRGLab have already begun to assemble a team of
brilliant engineers and scientists with a likeminded vision for the future.
That vision includes clean electricity. A completely revamped energy
infrastructure. Manageable carbon levels.
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