United States and Iran? in Agreement

In a recent blog post on treehugger, a matter that the United States and Iran both agree on was highlighted; climate change education. Obviously the U.S. and Iran do not form consensus on anything, however, they do both acknowledge the importance of Article 6 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change or UNFCCC. The U.S. and Iran are not the only countries that agree on this subject. The reason so much focus is resting upon this is because Article 6 is set to expire quite soon.

Education surrounding global warming is very important. Now that public awareness has started to increase surrounding climate change because of the "go green" movement, it is important to teach the public what they can do. Leadership is important to begin any project to help the environment. In order to exert a positive effect on the environment, a communal approach must take place. Therefore the fact that the U.S. and Iran, and many other countries included in the Bali talks, believe in education is a promising sign. However, we will see how far the U.S. government will go to ensure a public knowledgeable in all facets of global warming.