By Mostafa Sayyadi and Michael J. Provitera
The world awaits new world leadership. The US presidential election in the next two years is perhaps one of the most decisive events for our climate struggle and building a world with a more stable and better climate. The future president of the United States can continue the path of the current president, Joe Biden, in the fight against climate change and make it more effective with more sustainable policies or turn your back. There is a multifaceted set of responsibilities to consider.
Many modern-day thinkers look pessimistically at the steps taken and even consider the improvement of climate conditions to be dependent on lower global consumption. [1] [2] [3] [4]We take a step forward and argue that the future leadership of the United States by adopting more effective policies and investing more in the field of renewable and nuclear energy can play an important role in subduing the crisis of climate change. Scientific assistance and more academic funds and cooperation with countries such as Brazil, as the main destroyer of the lungs of the earth, i.e. the Amazon forests, and other countries or the US states, which are rated top for soil erosion, for more afforestation can facilitate these policies.
Under President Biden, the outlook for renewable energy use has improved and is encouraging. Optimistically, it can be said that we are now on the path of accepting renewable energies and the use of these energies seems much more economical compared to fossil energies. [5] [6] Generating electricity from nuclear power may be more frugal, and any effort to decommission nuclear reactors that produce electricity will set back our efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. [7] However, the need for greater safety is the reason why many environmental activists want to shut down the existing relatively old nuclear reactors. [8] Therefore, for the safety of the reactors, more investment is needed to improve the safety and modernization. The future president of the United States should invest more in the improvement and renovation of reactors that produce electricity and increase the safety of reactors with the aim of reducing greenhouse gases and increasing the trust of environmental activists. Electricity may be the answer to many economic resources to fulfill the needs of both economy and climate.
There is another burden placed upon the earth which is a need for urgent actions to fight deforestation and soil erosion. California has lost many forests in its recent fires, and the growth of soil erosion in this important US state is growing at an alarming rate. [9] The policies of the future US government may follow the path of the current Biden leadership in a better and more effective manner. The expansion of forestry and the increase of scientific and academic cooperation from scholars with countries such as Brazil, which has played an important role in the spread of the climate change crisis with the destruction of the Amazon, with the aim of slowing down the destruction of the Amazon, can have an important impact on our fight against the climate change crisis.
The future president of the United States can play an important role in expanding the use of electric cars instead of gasoline cars. Policies such as the expansion of battery charging centers for electric cars, especially in the state of California as the state most affected by climate change, or incentive policies for families who replace their gasoline cars with electric cars can make the role of the future president for building a better world more prominent. Partisan cooperation with the minds of the electric car eccentrics must come together to create an affordable and economical electric automobile. We feel a price of 25,000 to 30,000 may be a target of such public policy.
The upcoming US presidential election may be able to capture the vital role of American voters who play a huge part in building a better world for all. The future president of the United States can control the high cost of energy. Thinking smarter and working harder to curtail current inflation can cultivate smarter policies to build a better future for Americans and all the people of the world. The future of the world stage is in the hands of leaders such as the United States President.
About the Authors
Mostafa Sayyadi works with senior business leaders to effectively develop innovation in companies, and helps companies—from start-ups to the Fortune 100—succeed by improving the effectiveness of their leaders.
Michael J. Provitera is an Associate Professor at Barry University. He is an author of Level Up Leadership published by Business Expert Press.
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