US and the Global Climate Change.

Byline: Kainat Durrani

C limate change is a rising global issue that is affecting every state individually as well as collectively. The contributors to the rise of climate change are also these states that have to suffer the consequences later. The USA is a superpower and one of the biggest states that play an important role in the climate change issue. Various issues are rising such as temperature rise, hurricanes, global warming, melting of glaciers, less rainfall, etc. Many agreements have been made among states to counter climate change and the UN has been working on environmental issues as well. Generally, Climate change could be defined as a notable variation of average weather conditions- as in, conditions becoming warmer, wetter, or drier-over several decades or more. It is a long-term trend, which differentiates climate change from the variability of natural weather. Climate change shows itself in a heap of ways and is capable by each living being, albeit not similarly. Around the whole world, the most terrible effect of climate change is going to be experienced by the financially disrupted and minorities - the people who have contributed the lowest percentage effect to the main drivers of climate change.

Climate Change has been a defining problem in recent memory, and we are at a pivotal occasion. Climate change's effects are global in scope and exceptional in size, ranging from changing weather that threatens food production to increasing ocean levels that increase the risk of destructive flooding. Without today's vigorous activity, adjusting to these impacts, later on, will become more troublesome and exorbitant. Climate change is a major concern in today's society that requires countermeasures. International conferences are being held in all countries and this alarming issue is the top-level agenda for them. Global warming has accelerated dramatically in the last three decades, owing primarily to the use of carbon-based fuels and deforestation. This has led to an increase in global catastrophes such as famines, floods, droughts, etc. Climate change distinctly differs from other political objectives, that it cannot be controlled or resolved by a single country, it requires international coordination.

In 1972, the first conference on man's involvement in climate change was held, establishing that carbon dioxide is a source of global warming and could pose a severe hazard shortly. Following that, a series of conferences were conducted in 1988, 1997, 1998, and 2001, and continue to this day, in which governments from all over the world met to devise rules and considerations linked to this serious issue. Climate Change in the US The previous decade in the US was recorded as the hottest in its...