Regardless of where you live, everyone is on the same Earth — we all must share the same giant sphere. Imagine if you had a roommate that smoked cigarettes in the house. Even if you choose not to smoke, you will still be impacted…
Regardless of where you live, everyone is on the same Earth — we all must share the same giant sphere. Imagine if you had a roommate that smoked cigarettes in the house. Even if you choose not to smoke, you will still be impacted by the secondhand smoke in the home. In other words, the actions of some will cause an effect on all. The same goes for pollution. Even if some countries band together to reduce carbon, if other countries turn up their collective noses at going green, the work to lower pollution could be for naught. It is essential that the world’s powers work together in this regard.
Today, Donald Trump made headlines by announcing his intention to have the USA exit the Paris Agreement. This is a non-binding pact between several countries that aimed to collectively reduce carbon and hopefully stop climate change. Whether or not the president was right or wrong to do this is debatable, but luckily, he did leave the door open to rejoining a renegotiated agreement. Still, many people — and companies — are very unhappy with Trump’s decision to exit. Case in point, today, Microsoft issues a statement condemning the president’s move.
Brad Smith, Microsoft’s President and Chief Legal Officer issues the following statement on LinkedIn.
While Microsoft is unhappy with Trump’s decision, it does not stop the company from setting its own goals for carbon reduction. Quite frankly, the same can be said for any company — if they believe that stopping climate change is important, they should continue with their green efforts. In my recent trip to the Microsoft campus in Seattle, I saw firsthand that it was truly interested in going green. For instance, the company is growing its own plants hydroponically on premises to feed its employees.
What do you think of President Trump’s decision? Tell me in the comments.
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