As I have mentioned before, the state has no control over the pollutants it or another country produces due to the globalisation of ecology. It is thus so, therefore state sovereignty is compromised. However, the country or countries can try to do something about it. But there is even politics about that!
From the article, "The United States and global warming: a tale of two countries", it states that the US president has made it clear that the US will not engage in negotiations about compulsory emissions limits. In my opinion, although the country does not have any control over the pollutants it produces, it can attempt to control it. By doing so, at least some state sovereignty can be salvaged. But the US president chooses to just sit by and not do anything about it.
In the article, it says that Japan, Europe and other industrailised countries have committed to start making modest cuts in their emissions and have acknowledged the need for much deeper cuts in the years ahead. This already shows how these countries are attempting to 'control' what goes in and out of their countries- the amount of pollutants. These pollutants can cause global warming and result in global climate change. It is not only about the changes in a particular country's climate and temperature, it is on a larger scale, on a global scale! The impact of the increased amount of pollutants in the atmosphere can and will be felt in global climate change and countries should do something to at least slow it down!
But the US president just simply refuses to believe that the pollutants will result in climate change and refuses to implement any law or policy that will make industries reduce their pollutant output. Because of this, the US may have less than friendly ties with countries who are trying to reduce their emissions or countries that are applying pressure on the US to also start cutting its emissions down.
In fact, due to the US inaction about global warming, it can do harm to its own economy. According to the article, "companies in Europe, Japan, and other countries that are moving ahead to cut global warming emissions are grabbing market share from US companies in renewable energy systems, fuel-efficient vehicles, and other clean technologies, not only in their own markets but also in explosively growing new markets in China, India, and other developing countries". This can also result in deteriorating relations of the US with other countries. As such, maybe the US should finally wake up from its self-denial and start doing something about its emissions.
-mused by Chuang Ying Xuan, Political ExpertLabels: Globalisation and Politics
