IS CLIMATE CHANGE A HOAX?

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 3^rd, 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