Not as Easy as it Sounds

Many people who hear about the damage global warming is causing our world believe the solution to the problem is much easier then it actually is. Someone who is not familiar with all of the consequences global warming produces would tell you that if you cut back on the use of fossil fuels and use more efficient energy types global warming can be controlled. Well, it is not that easy. As I have stated in earlier posts we are going to need to tackle this problem in steps. Last month a British economic consulting firm, Lombard Street Research, calculated that to prevent global warming every year would cost the world $18 trillion, that is 45% of the worlds global domestic product per year (National Post).
The main reason it would cost so much to control this problem is oil (National Post). To begin the process of stopping global warming oil consumption we need to be cut. The problem is that countries like China and India whom are rapidly industrializing are not going to cut their oil usage because they feel their industrialization is lowering the amount of poverty in their country (National Post). If China and India refuse to cut consumption of oil that leaves countries like the United States and Canada to do the cutting. I don't see these two countries or any two countries for that matter taking the hit of cutting back on oil consumption when others are not. For there to be any progress when it comes to reduction to global warming countries across the world as a whole will need to cut back their consumption of oil.
With so many issues surrounding global warming and the money it will take to get it under control some scientists are now questioning how important of a subject it is compared to something like poverty levels across the world (National Post). Is it going to be more productive for our country to try and control global warming, or would we be better served trying to help the poor countries get on their feet? Both topics are very important and either side could easily be debated as to which is more important. The bottom line behind all this is controlling global warming is not nearly as easy as some make it out to be. There is more to it then using less fossil fuels or using a better source of energy. There can't be just two or three countries trying to control global warming because that would never work. Until the whole world realizes that the world as a whole needs to stop global warming I can't see a dramatic change in the near future.