Paris Climate Agreement

In the New York Times article "The U.S is Tackling Global Warming, Even if Trump Isn't"  by Michael R. Bloomberg and Jerry Brown, how climate change should be handled by the United States is heavily debated and Trump’s actions are heavily bashed upon. Climate change is not a threat that will occur in the future, but rather a threat that is very real and very current that needs to be address as soon as possible by all governments around the globe. I agree with the opinions of both Bloomberg and Brown surrounding the fact that it was wrong of Trump to take the US US out of the Paris Climate agreement. The majority of the US population supports the Paris Climate agreement yet the president chose to withdraw the United States from the agreement. Now, because the US is no longer apart of this agreement, I believe that the United States will no longer be one of the most top ranking countries for efficient energy use, there will be an even larger shortage of jobs than ever and we will be an even larger contributor to global warming. Although I agree with the author’s opinions and ideas on how the government should monitor and approach global climate change, the factual information that was provided in this passage is false.   In this article Bloomberg and Brown state that “The United States has still reduced emissions faster and farther than any other large nation” yet the United States is tied in 8th place along with South Korea on an international list of countries that are considered to be the most energy efficient. The authors of this article included false information in this article in order to make the president’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate agreement look even more negative than it already does. I agree that “The Paris agreement succeeded where previous attempts failed” and that it would be beyond beneficial to be apart of the Paris climate agreement as a nation. As a reader I 100% agree with the opinions of Bloomberg and Brown. Often times I bash on Trump’s stupidity as well. In the end of the article Bloomberg and Brown state that “we will not wait for washington” to make our energy use decisions for us.  We shouldn’t wait for washington and its time for US citizens to take action and stand up for the planet.