panels are now contemplating closure” (Klein, 2015, p.2). Furthermore, “In 2010, for
instance, the United States challenged one of China’s wind industry considered protectionist”
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(Klein, 2015. P. 65). Such statements show that instituting changes can be harboured by
political environment of an organization, county, state or region. This situation happens when
the political perspective focus on safeguarding their interests above the interests of the
community.
Apart from, nations, powerful organizations can also limit change advanced by an
individual or an organization. The institutions leverage their influence and power to veto any
steps being taken or place embargos to programs that can bring change leading to
maintenance of the undesirable status quo. For instance, there have been distortions that have
limited adoption of green strategies among different Asian and western countries. As solution
“cope with these distortions (which the WTO has made no attempt to correct), governments
need to take a range of aggressive steps— from price guarantees to straight subsidies—so that
green energy has a fair shot at competing” (Klein, 2015. p. 70). This is an example depicting
constraints faced when implementing change under the watch of powerful organizations. This
barrier is commonplace and stifles people’s ability to drive radical changes in society such as
adoption of renewable and green energy. Despite climate change being an important issue in
society, powerful organizations have used policy to subsidize fossil fuels while significantly
reducing subsidies changed towards renewable energy. To institute change in jurisdictions
served by such organizations, people face policy barriers and established laws; hence, an
individual needs to lobby against such laws to succeed in bringing change.
Another barrier that impedes change implementation is resistance to change.
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