Move aside, green change is an unstoppable force

U.S. President Trump delivers remarks on U.S. transportation infrastructure projects in front of coal barges at Rivertowne Marina in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo: Reuters)

The world is still reeling from the tremors of a US exit from the Paris Accord. Being the leader of the free world, it is paradoxical the US is negating on a critical responsibility as climate change considering the danger it poses to humanity. Climate issues have now become moral issues. And the ethics of environmental stewardship cannot be sacrificed at the altar of economics. Indeed, one need not be a scientist to conclude that global weather patterns have become erratic and destructive.

That is why perhaps the world seems undeterred by Trump's latest drama. There is defiance in the US and abroad. In its quest for a greener cleaner planet, key actors such as the European Union, China and even India have reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris Accord. This is good news to the planet that is baking every day due to global warming. But, we should take the Chinese with a pinch of salt. They are the world's worst polluters, lack in philosophical foundation for respect of dignity and human life, thus as latter day converts, they don't wash.