The Effects Of Global Warming On Our Economy - 1090 Words

Global warming is â€Å"The increase in Earth’s average surface temperature due to rising levels of greenhouse gases† (NASA). This issue is not a myth anymore, is affecting our economy, health and our future aggressively. The need to reduce pollutant emissions is now something urgent and an important commitment for all the nations. Natural disasters, virus and diseases are consequences of changes of temperature, the emissions of carbon gases weaken the ozone layer, water and food pollution. According to the World Health Organization, environmental pollution produces more than seven million of deaths every year. The global warming has been causing damage in this country, the last year (2014) has been considered the hottest year in United†¦show more content†¦Other argument for withdraw, was that the implementation of the treaty was inefficient and unfair involving just the developed countries and excluding from restrictions some of the biggest emitters of gases like China and India, because they are considered developing countries. Before the Federal Government began to focus in this problem, the private sector was trying to create programs for the reduction of pollution, but without the political and financial support of the government, all these efforts were insufficient. There are some federal laws to protect our environment and health. The Clean Water Act which prohibits sending pollutants into waters by requiring specific sites that discharge materials. The Clean Air Act has been improving the air quality since 1960. Some of the most recent energy legislation include the Energy Policy Act (2005), the Energy Independence and Security Act (2007), and the Energy Improvement and Extension Act (2008). With the Energy Policy Act, the tax incentives have been reduce the costs of develop and adoption of new technologies (Matzner). Today, as a new political commitment to save the planet, the president Barack Obama has created The Clean Power Plan, its principal objective is a thirty percent reduction of carbon pollution from the power sector by 2030. Coal plants are the largest generators of gases and the principal