Climate Change

The presentation on climate change highlighted how inequality needs to be addressed along side the environment. Examples of inequality were provided through Al Gore's video, An Inconvenient Truth which includes: unequal access to freshwater, resources, and medical care. There is a wide perception that inequality was a developing country issue. However, climate change is introducing inequalities in the developed countries as well. With increased temperatures we will see a higher rate of respiratory disease and not enough people that are able to afford the treatment.
The chapter on climate change addresses why the old approaches of climate change are not working. The Kyoto Protocol was not as successful as many would have hoped it was. Many developing countries would not sign as well as developed countries like the USA and Australia.
So what are the solutions to the future? What approaches should be taken in order to keep the CO2 levels from raising higher?? I feel that one solution is to educate each country on the issue. Al Gore has already began this attempt by making his presentation in different countries. However, I think each presentation needs to target each country individually. The proper scientific data needs to be revealed to provide a strong argument. Once each country has understood the importance of the issue and the dangers that their country faces, maybe they will be more willing to sign treaty agreements like the Kyoto. Rather than jumping to large conclusions, I think it is important to tackle the small ones first.