I know that this is the third Copenhagen Summit (COP15) post in the last two weeks but I feel that there is so much to say at the moment on the problems and bad news of the COP15 that now is the time to write about them.
A quote I have provided for a Sustainability / CSR newsletter today got me thinking about the effects of a possible failure of the COP15 by Monday of next week. We all do not want to think about this if we are really honest but todays news about the walk out of the developing nations during the day session is really a worrying sign in my opinion.
This is the quote is was providing to the newsletter and I would really like to hear what your view is on this:
“The current Copenhagen Summit is the pinnacle of our efforts to find a solution on how to tackle ever rising carbon emissions and the worsening effects of climate change to our ecosystem. A failure to agree on targets and future actions will not only be an opportunity lost but it will mean that the world will have to look at bilateral agreements for individual countries to take action on climate change. And bilateral agreements are not the best way to coordinate a global reduction of our emissions. They can work in some circumstances but not for something as important as climate change.
Practitioners in this field will have to take this situation into account while maneuvering these treacherous waters of Sustainability, CSR and Environmentalism. Without a global agreement the life a practitioner will not be easier after Copenhagen. Quite the opposite I am afraid.”
Do you agree with this assessment? It could be that my view is too gloomy but we need to be realistic about the results of the COP15. There is not much to progress to report after a week of negotiations. Just lots of news of problems and revelations of one kind or the other.
It will be very interesting to see how the rest of this week will turn out. I am hoping that our elected leaders will do more then just nodding heads and play nice. The gloves are off, this is what today news of the walk out has shown. Some say these are just negotiating techniques by the developing nations. If so, then fine. But once thing is clear. We need more pressure from all sorts of people and groups to change the face of our future during the cause of this week. If this is one way, then let it be so in my opinion.
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