Everything and Nothing was happening
December 12, 2007 by Eugene
Filed under Climate Change
We were going through various news and reports from the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali. All of a sudden, we had this feeling that everything and nothing was happening in Bali.
EVERYTHING was happening in Bali – multitude of speeches, debates, negotiations, demonstrations and reports from thousands of government officials, NGOs and businesses.
Yet we felt that NOTHING was happening that addressed what really need to be done about the problem of climate change. It’s the same old story – developed countries should take responsibility and cut emissions first; developing countries should have the rights to develop economically and increase emissions; more financial and technological resources should be given to developing countries; it’s impossible to tackle climate change without the participation of the United States; carbon trading, renewable energy and technology will solve the problem; etc.
We are not dismissing the above actions; they’re necessary and important. We just feel that something is not right? Maybe we are just ignorant of what’s happening in Bali? Maybe it’s information overload? Or maybe we’re just feeling tired? Is it just us?
Perhaps we feel that we’re caught in a cycle that keeps repeating itself. The intentions were good; the planning and negotiations went well; actions were taken. But the problem persisted and got worse.
It seems like what Ishmael described:
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