RESEARCH ESSAY DRAFT

Everyday I find myself asking, is it too late? Is our planet doomed? Over the course of my life I’ve observed time and time again that my country’s leaders and politicians straight up ignore the ever worsening condition of our planet. Why has climate change been so politicized? Why is it a “liberal” issue. It certainly is not a liberal issue, it’s a human issue. In short, here’s what I have to say: humanity is doomed, every year we have our climate strikes, retweet activism “please spread this information” but what does that do? I am unimpressed with our government’s feeble attempts at enforcing environmental laws. When do we start holding our leaders accountable for their actions as well as their lack of actions. Recently at the COP26 which is this convention where world leaders get together and talk about climate change, Borris Johnson was heavily advocating for other countries to really try and cut down on their carbon emissions. And what does he do right after that? Well he got on his private jet to have dinner in London. Our leaders, well the ones that actually “care”,  love to pick and choose when they want to care about global warming. There is no change to be had until they are held accountable for the damages they have done to this planet. Do you really think it’s up to everyday people like me and you to solve this global issue? Now unless we’re talking revolution I’d say we’re out of luck.