The United States Should Restrict Carbon Emissions
Since the beginning of the industrial revolution in the eighteenth century, the concentration of carbon dioxide has risen significantly to levels of up to forty-three percent. The combustion of fossil fuels is the reason this build up has been on the rise. The burning of these fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide, which is a major greenhouse gas (GHG) and is believed to be the major cause of global warming experienced in the recent past decades. Temperature records around the world show that there is a rapid increase in the surface temperatures because of the effects of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions like nitrous oxide and methane. The use of the word climate change helps to convey changes in climate which do not only include rising temperatures but other …show more content…
Among the targets was for the United States to reduce the overall emissions to between twenty-six to twenty-eight percent by the year 2025. However, with the adverse effects that have been because of climate change not only in the United States but also in other parts of the world, the fight to reduce carbon emissions need not stop in 2025. There have been challenges implementing the goals set by President Obama especially with the current president reversing some of the laws especially on the use of coal in the production of electricity which the Congress can counter (Ser, 2017). The United States being a major contributor in terms of humanitarian aid to needy countries, should embrace policies that would reduce carbon emissions for it is better to use resources to curb climate change other than using those resources when a disaster which can be avoided strikes. Indeed, it would be more cost-effective for the United States to curtail carbon emission to reduce huge losses experienced because of hurricanes, heat waves, and
Since the beginning of the industrial revolution in the eighteenth century, the concentration of carbon dioxide has risen significantly to levels of up to forty-three percent. The combustion of fossil fuels is the reason this build up has been on the rise. The burning of these fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide, which is a major greenhouse gas (GHG) and is believed to be the major cause of global warming experienced in the recent past decades. Temperature records around the world show that there is a rapid increase in the surface temperatures because of the effects of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions like nitrous oxide and methane. The use of the word climate change helps to convey changes in climate which do not only include rising temperatures but other …show more content…
Among the targets was for the United States to reduce the overall emissions to between twenty-six to twenty-eight percent by the year 2025. However, with the adverse effects that have been because of climate change not only in the United States but also in other parts of the world, the fight to reduce carbon emissions need not stop in 2025. There have been challenges implementing the goals set by President Obama especially with the current president reversing some of the laws especially on the use of coal in the production of electricity which the Congress can counter (Ser, 2017). The United States being a major contributor in terms of humanitarian aid to needy countries, should embrace policies that would reduce carbon emissions for it is better to use resources to curb climate change other than using those resources when a disaster which can be avoided strikes. Indeed, it would be more cost-effective for the United States to curtail carbon emission to reduce huge losses experienced because of hurricanes, heat waves, and