There are many core ideas behind the systems diagram I created based on the article, WikiLeaks Cables Reveal How US Manipulated Climate Accord. To start out, my systems diagram shows that the main issue of greenhouse gas emissions begins the entire cycle of what happens. The increase of greenhouse gas emissions leads to a huge environmental problem of climate change, also known as global warming. Because of the escalation in climate change, the US negotiated a climate treaty with other countries, which caused the flow of billions of dollars to be redirected since the global economy was trying to be re-engineered into a low-carbon model. The climate treaty is called the Copenhagen accord plan; this accord is an unofficial document that emerged from the Copenhagen climate change summit in 2009. From this accord, the US sought out allying countries to agree to the accord; getting as many countries as possible to associate themselves with the accord would strongly boost the likelihood of it getting officially adopted. However, negotiating with the accord meant that that country needed to follow specific actions that would cut the levels of greenhouse gas emissions. While some countries negotiated with the accord with little persuading, there were still opposing countries. In order to try and get the opposing countries to support the accord, the US used money, spying, threats, and promises of aid. After using these tactics through cables of communication to get the opposing countries to negotiate, a total of 116 countries associated themselves with it, with 26 countries saying they intend too.

Since the boom in the Industrial Revolution began, humanity has been burning fossil fuels and changed the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The changes in the greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere are drastically causing changes to the global climate. Avoiding climate change is very difficult because there are many aspects that need to be put into this issue to make it eventually stop. Because of the massive scale of climate change, it is a very demanding collective action problem and it involves everyone in every country around the world. This is why the US developed the Copenhagen accord. In order to get this accord officially adopted, the US needed support from other countries. However, I believe that the US used immoral strategies to get countries to negotiate with the accord. Though, I do believe that it was a good thing these cables were leaked and made public so that citizens can see what is taking place. The US is a democracy and I believe each individual should have a say in how to get other countries to negotiate, instead of leaving it to the government to be sneaky. Also, since the accord was leaked, almost all citizens now have the knowledge of what is happening to our atmosphere and can help stop climate change. Taking responsible and ethical actions to halt greenhouse gas emissions in the US can show other countries it is possible, and will allow them to negotiate with the accord without being spied on or threatened. The longer greenhouse gases are emitted into the atmosphere, the longer climate change will persist and worsen.