More than 190 delegates from all over the world are meeting today at Copenhagen to discuss and agree on a possible climate change framework under the aegis of the UN .This convention is very important in many ways. More than 12 years after the signing of the Kyoto Protocol, very little compliance has been achieved globally even though the awareness and need to control Green House emissions have been quite high. Extraneous issues, political compulsions ,a wide disparity in development , scarcity of alternative technology for clean fuels, Hyper exploitation of the ocean beds, indiscriminate destruction of forests, haphazard urban development all have contributed to this sorry state of affairs. Every major stake holder speaks from high moral ground but enforce very little on home turf .The Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina have served fair warnings to all but have we learned enough? .We need not look far to realise the lurking danger of likely devastation scenarios. Look at the disrupted climate patterns,carbon footprints and depletion of ozone layers all over the world. We refuse to see the writings on the wall and put political blinds for short term gains. It is possible we may not get another chance to deliberate on these issues in future if the nations fail to come to a practical agreement at Copenhagen. May wise counsel prevail upon all !.


2 thoughts on “Kyoto to Copenhagen-Climate Change Framework Conventions-Are we serious enough?

  1. Thanks for not only taking the time to write this, but to even improve the information by making it easy to read and understand. Words cannot convey my gratitude.

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