Hope @ 'hagen?

Nope. That’s my feeling.

The Climate Change Conference at Copenhagen is experiencing extreme confusion and chaos. The ongoing slugfest between the ‘developed’ and the ‘developing’ nations is becoming more intense as the days go by. The inevitable stalemate is not going to be resolved anytime soon. Perhaps it will take many more years before the human race realizes its own ultimate interest in saving its abode: the Earth.

What I find the most amusing is the definition of the developed and the developing nations. China is currently the most dominant global economy; yet it claims to be ‘developing’, still! And, therefore, China is smartly trying to sweep under its responsibilities towards containing industrial pollution in spite of being the biggest polluter in today’s times.

There is no denying the fact that the established ‘developed’ countries have to take the accountability in terms of commitment and investments in cutting down the emission levels to the non-dangerous levels as they have been the primary culprits in bringing the world to its hazardous levels of global warming.

Nevertheless, I feel that the emerging economies like China and India – yes, India, too – will also have to own their share of responsibilities towards carbon emission cuts. They cannot keep hiding behind their low per capita emission cloak and get away; a country’s absolute contribution to the global pollution should be taken as the deciding yardstick. And, they should stop singing the same old tune about being penalized for the reckless ways of industrialized nations and that they do not have enough resources to implement the required norms. Most of the developing countries – say for instance, India – are rich enough to put enough money in necessary technologies. Only, they have to be honest with their expenditures. Because, what ails all these countries besides overflowing population and, perhaps, resultant pollution is the perilous levels of corruption. (Remember Rajiv Gandhi’s honest admission about 85% of the public money getting into private bank accounts of the immensely corrupt politicians and bureaucrats in India?!) … The African nations of course need extensive support from the rich nations in meeting their levels of carbon cuts.

Let’s all work towards a Cleaner and a Greener Earth for the sustained survival of the humankind. We sure want to see our 'carbon-free' footprints forever on this planet!

So, let’s hope that Hope Happens @ Copenhagen!