In an interview conducted on November 2 by The Guardian, Björn
Stigson said that China is embracing a green economy while leaving the Western World
behind. Björn Stigson has been the president of the World Business Council for
Sustainable Development since 1995. This organization is a CEO led global association
consisting of around 200 companies that deals with global business and
sustainability. Stigson asserts that the US military and intelligence recognizes
that climate change and the problems associated with this issue may lead to
civil unrest in many of the world’s poorest countries. On the other hand,
Stigson believes that United States’ politicians are unable to recognize and
give due diligence to these important issues. In response to the entirety of
the Western World falling behind China Stigson says, "This is now like the
space race. If we don't realize we are falling behind, we will face a serious
competitiveness issue. If you want to be a successful economic power, you have
to have solutions to living in a resource- and pollution-constrained
world." Stigson praises China’s socialist market economy for its ability
to promote faster investment cycles in green technologies since there is a
shorter distance between government decisions and business actions. While I do
not agree with moving our economic system to a model similar to China’s, the
United States government needs to start promoting sustainable business.
President Obama and all republican candidates need to implement the importance
of sustainability into their campaign runs. Additionally, legislatures should
begin implementing policies to make businesses become greener and reward
businesses that go above the requirements.
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