CO-OPERATIVE CLIMATE CONTROL

Deepak: - We were accusing Mr. Jairam Ramesh, a few days ago, on the basis of a decision; as it looked like that India has vowed itself in front of USA, in terms of carbon emission rate. Nevertheless, in Copenhagen, Mr. Jairam has tackled all the issues very well. It is not bad at all.

Mahesh: - See, while announcing that declaration beforehand, he was not aware of the fact that developed countries are playing games with the developing countries. However, in Copenhagen, when he saw that it is not only India, but also the other developing countries like China, South Africa, and Brazil are facing the same problem, then he understood, that blindly signing on any deal will be a foolish act to do.

Swaraj: - One basic thing, I really don’t understand. These developed countries agreed to reduce certain amount of their carbon emission as per the norms of Kyoto Protocol. Not even a single developed country has been able to reduce their carbon emission by that rate, which they agreed. Now, rather than focusing on the agenda, why the Kyoto Protocol failed at the first instance and to take new innovative measures, so that in the next phase, the Kyoto Protocol becomes a great success, they are just shifting the entire focus on the developing countries.

Rohini: - Now, you cannot force like that. In this global recession, if you request to any of the developing countries of the world to reduce per capita carbon emission, then that means, you are indirectly compromising with the profitable opportunities of any chemical or manufacturing industry. That is not feasible at all. First, let those developed countries prove by example that they are very much co-operative in controlling the climate of our world.

Arindam: - Everyone is concerned about the carbon emission to prevent global warming. But, no one is campaigning against the cutting down of trees, poaching tigers, killing whales, fishing in the areas where penguins hunt for their foods and about the pollution checks. If you people are really concerned about the climatic conditions of Earth, then why only talk about carbon emissions. It is only a part of the entire problem, boss.

Mahesh: - No, no, there are environmentalist who are constantly campaigning on that. Believe me; it is not so easy to control these things globally, unless you get co-operative hands from all the countries of the world.

Deepak: - If that is so, then why these developed countries are constantly forcing only the developing countries to sign agreements or deals.

Rohini: - Now, developing countries are not blind that they will accept the deal. Maybe, you are not aware of the fact that developing countries like India and China are talking between themselves on a common agenda, which will safeguard their domestic industries as well as climate control can also be achieved.

Arindam: - That means, you want to say that the process has to be very slow and gradual. Ok, but, it cannot be so slow that before 2020 only, the iceberg starts melting heavily.

Swaraj:- Ok, if I consider another scenario that the developing countries agree to cut their carbon emissions by 25-30% within 2015, but then on the other hand, what is the guarantee that Kyoto Protocol will not fail for the second phase and even if it fail also, who is going to take disciplinary actions on these developed countries. Do we have any central authority to take strict actions regarding carbon emission rates of both the developed and developing countries? The answer is a big ‘No’. Now, in a trial of court, a lawyer cannot play the role of a judge.

Mahesh: - Why scientists are not coming out with new innovative ideas, so that there will be rapid industrialization, but side-by-side, there will be no substantial increase in carbon emission. Are we really serious about the implementation of non-renewable energies in our daily life? I don’t find the developed countries to be very serious about that.

Arindam: - Ha ha ha, well said. In this Copenhagen summit, everyone is interested in blame game. Leaders of developed and developing countries are just fighting with each other. There are some people protesting about the entire summit. Now, if they really want to control the climate of the World, then no one should go for signing a deal without any fruitful negotiations. The negotiations should be based on compromise in such a fashion that at the end of the day, it will become a Win-Win situation for every country. The motto should be “CO-OPERATIVE CLIMATE CONTROL.”