Sustainable Earth Policies

Equally important in my opinion is the preservation and also expansion of natural carbon reservoirs through world and also the need for the implementation of a ban on illegal deforestation, stricter rules regarding land use shifts, and the need for more sponsorship of reforestation and afforestation programs, since forests and wetlands can draw down millions of tonnes of CO₂ annually. Regarding the primary sector I believe that in agriculture, governments must speed up transition to a more sustainable agriculture practice by investing in climate resilient farming, encouraging that there will be a variety of crops by using giving incentives, reducing fertilizer abuse and actively attempting for diet change, particularly a reduction of meat and dairy intake that account for massive methane and nitrous oxide emissions. Moving onto the transport industry we can see that they are already responsible for some 14% of the world's emissions and must be completely shifted by many ideas such as those of phasing out the use of fossil fuelled powered cars worldwide by 2050 aswell and to combine with massive investments in electric car development, high speed rail networks and reliable public transit systems so individuals can travel to important events when in a rush. This will allow a increase in use of public transport and decrease reliance on personal cars. Also I believe that strict global energy efficiency standards should  be enforced for industry , housing and others requiring all new buildings and appliances to use net zero energy standards starting as soon as possible, saving unnecessary quantities of energy and emission.

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Right To Die ?

We are walking on dangerous territory with the passing of the UK’s Assisted Dying Bill because it poses a serious threat to the safety and rights of society’s most vulnerable individuals. Legalizing assisted dying even with safeguards leads to a dangerous risk normalizing the idea that some lives are no longer worth living particularly the lives of the elderly, disabled, and chronically ill. These people are already at heightened risk of inadequate care and will experience feelings of being a burden to their loved ones, one example being my grandparents. How would your grandparents feel ?? Having to constantly rely on someone. Introducing the legal option of assisted death may strengthen these feelings then leading to them more likely to choose death from despair and pressure. No set of legal safeguards can fully protect against coercion or the influence of psychological pressure.

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Trump And Autocracy ?

Trump has now slowly entered a period of authoritarianism, actions involving the sending of the National Guard to Los Angeles without the consent of the State Governor Gavin Newsom. We are entering a dangerous time and need a different route. 

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