With the election of President Donald Trump, global warming is becoming a problem that is pushed towards future generations. The extent of global warming is not limited to only polar bears and ice caps. Global warming affects everything on the planet, regardless of whether or not people accept this idea. Political affiliation should not determine the importance of this issue. Global warming is a problem that can only be solved in the present. The world will be here when we are born and it will be here when we die. We should do our best to ensure that all future life can enjoy this planet.

However, helping the environment and being eco-friendly are not ideals of capitalism. Profit does not care about the long term and short term effects of global warming; it only cares about money. Research into new energy sources are a costly investment for the future that may or may not pay off. As a result, any smart business would rely on the cheapest, most efficient, and reliable source of energy regardless of the effect it has on the environment.

Change will not start through government action, but through small everyday actions and a consumer mentality for environmentally friendly products. Only when a majority of the population has set the agenda to help the environment will government take action. This is because our elected government are supposed to be controlled by the ideals of society’s majority. This majority has both the power to shape our country and oppress the minority. Nevertheless, the issue of global warming is forever going to be an issue unless society deems it important. Global warming will affect all of us. It has the potential to completely change the world’s environment. We caused this and we should fix this for future generations.