I think that the process of environmental policy is just like that of any other new law or policy. It has to be voted and agreed upon by multiple different political parties which stagnate its progress like anything else. Another reason environmental policy hasn't taken root is because in many ways it would hinder profits and cause those people to resent it. I think the US should have ratified the Kyoto Protocol simply because of the effect we have on other nations, we are a role model to them. Other countries want to be like the U.S. and if we adopt green policies, other countries are likely to follow our lead.
I think that green policies need to start at the local level and as it gains momentum it will spread to the national and eventually an international level.
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