Domkop

If you’ve been following what the world has been saying about the Copenhagen Climate conference that starts on the 12th, the you will know that the chances of anything positive coming out of it is very slim. It seems to be a deadlock between the key players. nobody wants to play along, even if America takes the first step.

Lots of very clever scientists out there believe that even if some kind of agreement is reached it is the wrong way of tackling the climate change problem. What will be proposed at COP15 is carbon cuts or carbon offsets. Basically a country will have to cut carbon by a certain percentage, or pay a penalty. You can avoid this penalty though by contributing towards carbon offsets. Carbon offsets is a list of initiatives countries can contribute towards that support climate…like green peace, etc. This sounds good in theory, but the thing is that developing countries will not take part in all of this, because they are ‘Developing’ and aren’t causing nearly as much damage to the environment as let’s say America. so.. deadlock.

Anyhows… In Obama we trust. I hope this man can do something.

V.