Dateline, Poznan. 'This is a climate change conference at which nothing is expected to change. No one anticipates anything positive from the Americans or (naturally) the Canadians, but even the European powers that once showed admirable leadership on this issue are backing away from action,' says Richard on the DeSmogblog.
He notes how Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose German government has been a world leader in climate change policy, said that she would fight any EU climate deal that jeopardised German jobs. Protectionism in the times of globalisation.
India and China want ‘equal rights to atmospheric resources’ when anyone talks of climate change. Equal rights to pollute, rather.
CSE leads the fight to win per capita emissions for India, a large window made possible by that remarkable capability to reproduce! When you have the time, check out http://www.downtoearth.org.in/cover.asp?foldername=20081215&filename=news&sid=33&page=1&sec_id=9&p=
True, we MUST get the polluters like US and Canada (who believes it is rich in resources and hence can pollute, as witnessed by increase in its emissions) to stop polluting. And we must also force the advanced countries to part with clean technology that helps us mitigate climate change at a faster rate. But insisting that we will continue to pollute as it is our ‘right to atmospheric resources’??? Let us know what you think.
Planet Earth sadly seems to have no citizens.
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