Climate activist Greta Thunberg delivered an ultimatum to the world. Telling our government to start doing something before they have to suffer first hand from the impact of climate change.

Fast forward and really nothing is getting done.

The absurdity of ignoring climate change is at an all time high, examples of politicians bringing in snowballs to prove climate change isn't real is - to say the least - laughable. But it's more saddening that there are groups of voters who believe anti-climate change rhetoric.

To make matters worse scientists are publishing new studies that climate change may impact us a lot sooner than expected. With some 40 billion tons of Greenland's ice sheet melting away this summer.

And here at North Carolina State it seems summer just won't end, it's nearly mid November and I am wearing shorts and a long sleeve t-shirt outside as I write this.

Jokes aside, the absolute lack of policy making is appalling. And to make matters worse, the current administration is only looking to roll back the current regulations. The EPA, which hasn't ensured environmental safety to it's utmost capability in the past, is looking to make our environment even less safe.

New proposals by the EPA are looking to try to increase transparency, but what this really means is it will be a lot more difficult to conduct research in confidentiality. Making it more difficult to enact new clean air policy, you can read more about this here.

At some point enough is enough, tolerance to this type of policy isn't a viable option. As policies continue to make it difficult to protect our environment it is our job to call attention to these issues and make a difference. Campus activism can be very effective in attempting to influence this type of policy. I encourage everyone to find activist groups and contribute, the way I see it: the more people that stand up for these issues the less politicians are able to ignore it.