Essay on "Climate Change and the Kyoto"

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However, many more have not. Many institutions shun sustainable practices because they are expensive and the economic conditions are less than ideal. Thus do not expect voluntary commitments to be established on the levels that are sufficient enough to meet these challenges. They must be forced to change and there are two sources of external and internal pressures that can make this possible.

First, citizens in the U.S. can demand that their government act more responsibly. Since it is a democracy, at least in design, then this could change the political momentum. Second, external governments could also impose and enforce sanctions that would act as an incentive for change. Import tariffs could be placed on U.S. goods to offset the damage that the production of the goods has to the environment. This will be difficult to achieve because not only does the U.S. have vast amounts of international political power but they also have the most sophisticated military in the world and the U.S. has been quick to use this end to solve problems they face. Yet it is really a moral question and it must be done somehow if future generations are going to inherent a livable planet.

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