Weeks back, green
world enthusiasts and climate change campaigners all over the globe were
disheartened when President Trump of US announced the inglorious exit of United
States from the Paris Climate Agreement. He had hinted at exiting US from the agreement
during his presidential campaign and finally on June 3rd, 2017,
President Trump made it formal in an announcement made in Rose Garden,
attributing the reason for his decision, among others, to the fact that the
notion of climate change is a hoax.
But sincerely, let us ask ourselves, Is
Climate Change really a hoax? Agreed, President Trump for long has been a
climate change denier, believing that global warming was a concept created by
China to affect the competitiveness of American industries. In his nationalist rhetoric,
President Trump believes and has continually reiterated that climate change is
a myth that would throttle American industries without commensurate gains as
advertised by its promoters. In one long swipe, President Trump abdicated the
leadership role expected of US in implementing terms of the Paris Climate
Accord by withdrawing his country from comity of Earth loving nations.
Can his
reasoning be faulted? The President, relying on unsubstantiated scientific
claims and “common sense”, believed that US was being milked by other nations
to fight a mythical global warming whose effect cannot be predicted or measured
in real terms. President Trump believes that efforts made to correct the
effects of CLIMATE CHANGE cannot change the course of world’s destiny and as
such it is wanton wastage to invest US tax payer’s money on it. He believes so
vehemently that planet Earth is smart enough to take care of herself.
Again let us
ask: Is Mr. President making any sense? Can he be correct in his assertion that
Climate Change is a fraud? Will Paris Climate Accord at the end be able to sustain
our planet against effects of global warming even without the participation of
US?
Answers to
these salient questions lies in the proximate tomorrow of our children and
theirs and history will be there to vindicate or vilify President Trump for his
controversial decision made on the destiny of planet Earth.
Personally, I hope he is wrong.
Enjoy your
day.
WSO
