Developing nations scuttle G8 climate plans

So it’s back to square one again! When the G8 nations were just looking like taking the climate issue seriously, the developing nations decided to play the spoilsport. Actually, the major developed and developing nations had agreed and pledged to work towards the climate change and other environmental issues during the recent meet in Tokyo that went side by side with the G8 summit. But they shied away from any concrete declarations yet again!

This Is The Last Chance

Exactly 20 years after warning America about global warming, a top NASA scientist said the situation has gotten so bad that the world’s only hope is drastic action.

Oil Shortage Is A Myth

There is more than twice as much oil in the ground as major producers say, according to a former industry adviser who claims there is widespread misunderstanding of the way proven reserves are calculated.

G8 Ministers Endorse Greenhouse Gas Cuts by 2050

The G8 leadership has used very careful language in the statement. They have expressed ‘political will’ to cut green house gases but have not vowed anything concrete. This is what has been happening over the years, right from the days of Rio Earth Summit in 1992. Talks have been converted to action on very rare occasions. To some extent, it is understandable as we know that bulk of the pollution is caused by the industry which is directly related to the national economy in any country. So in case the economy gets affected and the general population suffers, the political leadership is bound to be overthrown. That is why the so called ‘political will’ has remained only in papers so far as a politician’s vision is myopic in most of the cases. The earth’s temperature has increases by 0.74 ± 0.18 °C over the last hundred years. So this target of 2050 may actually be too late and all the icebergs might melt even before that! This initiative is heartening, but let’s hopes that they stick to their words and the developing nations also follow suit. After all, disaster doesn’t recognize boundaries!

Insects ‘will be climate change’s first victims’

Tropical insects rather than polar bears could be among the first species to become extinct as a result of global warming, a study has found.