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President Trump has been accused of deliberately obstructing research on global warming after it emerged that a critically important technique for investigating polar sea-ice extent and concentration is being blocked.
A key polar satellite used to measure the arctic ice cap failed a few days ago, leaving the US with only three others, and those have lived well beyond their shelf lives. Scientists say there is no chance a new one can be launched until 2023 or later. None of the current satellites will still be in operation then. This will put an end to nearly 40 years of uninterrupted data on polar ice.
It seems like there would be a backup satellite, right? In fact, there was a backup satellite ready to go. Then the Trump Administration destroyed it earlier this year, by order of the US Congress. They said the storage costs were too high.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 20 2017, @04:43PM
Or,
you get together with all nations and discuss the problem and see what steps you can all take to address the problem. Maybe it's not enough, but the point here is to move forward in the right direction with steps all countries agree to. In that international treaty, no single nation would be left out as you described. Perhaps one nation benefits a bit more and another nation falls a bit behind, but nothing in the terms you are describing.
Then some backwards country elects a foolish president and steps out of that treaty. The diplomatic and economic conditions that are imposed because of that will be higher than having stayed in the treaty.