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3 Policies That Would Solve Climate Change

There are three reasonable policies that can address the climate crisis. It is that simple, yet it will be extremely difficult because of the key players needed to enact these three policies. The players are the 20 biggest nations in the world, otherwise known as the G20. The G20 According to the OECD , the G20 nations are responsible for emitting close to 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions. This means the G20 countries together are 80% responsible for climate change as we know greenhouse gases are the main drivers of increasing global temperatures . If the G20 can bring down its emissions and achieve net-zero by 2050 , then the rest of the world will follow as a result of the G20’s influence on the global economy, and we can avoid the worst impacts of climate change. If you follow politics you know it’s very difficult for governments at any level to agree and enact new policies, let alone with other countries. Mixed with the fact that climate change has become such a polarising g...