Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Evolve consensus to protect humanity

With the biased attitude adopted by the rich and industrialised countries to cut carbon emission substantially as they are the largest emitters of carbon, arbitrary imposition of their dictate on the poor and developing countries where industrialisation is in nascent stage is totally unjustified. Group-77, India and China have been rightly demanding the adoption of the proposal wherein the rich countries should pledge to cut carbon emmission in proportion to their emission. The poor and developing countries should also cut carbon emission in proportion to their emission and in place of that they are to be provided clean technology and financial assisstance to compensate their development endeavour. The rising emission of greenhouse gas is very dangerous for the humanity. Here the question arises that development for whom? If the earth will be destroyed by excessive emission of carbon, the existence of human beings will be impossible. Due to the unchecked emission of carbon, glaciers are melting at great speed, sea levels are rising menancingly, heavy rain falls alarmingly and disastrous flood being experienced by the human beings on the earth. In the given situation running of industry for the sake of development is also necessary but it must be within some limits so that it could cause no harm to climate of the region. India, China, Brazil and South Africa alongwith the G-77 group of countries are adamant to oppose any Draft at Copenhegan which aims at favouring the rich and developed country. It is sad that consensus eludes negotiators to stitch an equitable and just accord on climate change in the last lap before the summit with no headway being made to iron out sticking points on carbon emission cuts, mitigation targets and long-term financing. The Group comprising India, China, South Africa and Brazil is united and they reiterate that they want an equitable and fair agreement to emerge out of Copenhagen. But if for some reasons there are disappointments, BASIC will not be to blame.Efforts to reach a climate change deal in Copenhagen have receded further with a new draft text of a potential treaty reflecting the deep divisions between developed and developing countries and a consensus on all major issues remaining elusive. There must the greater responsibility on the rich nations to be generous to make a justified and equitable Deal at UN Climate Change summit at Copenhagen in the interest of humanity. They must prefer human life to blind race for development.

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