copenhagen summit..!

Copenhagen summit, a hope for environmentalists, has come quite near as the summit is scheduled from 7th to 18th of December. There will be a series of meetings between different groups of countries to arrive at a consensus about the quantum of emission cuts by 2020. It is believed that the burden will be shared by most countries in an equitable and fair manner whereby developed countries will be required to have ambitious targets for reduction in emissions. On the other hand, it would be unfair to expect similar actions from developing countries but they will be expected to reduce the energy intensity of their economies. Energy intensity measure amount of energy required to produce one unit of GDP.

Its true that developing countries have not contributed to this crisis but they should try to become a part of the solution. The arguments on the basis of low per capita emissions for populous countries like india and china is farce. The disaster will not differentiate between countries on the basis of their contribution to the crisis. Moreover, these countries have already begun to experience the consequences of global warming in the form of droughts, cyclones etc. Its time these countries take actions at least for their own sake. US has decided to deduce emissions by 17% by 2020. European countries and japan have been very aggressive with regard to steps taken to preserve the environment. China has decided to reduce energy intensity of its economy by 40% by 2020. India has announced that it would reduce its energy intensity by 24% by 2020. We find that most of the major countries have realised the perils of climate change. There is a hope that a comprehensive deal would be clinched at Copenhagen for the sake of humanity