Copenhagen is Over, Now What

“If (former Vice President) Dick Cheney can argue that even a 1 percent chance of a terrorist attack is 100 percent justification for preemptive action, then surely, when scientists tell us that climate change is nearly a 100 percent certainty, we ought to be able to stand together…and join in an all out effort to combat a mortal threat to the life of this planet.”

John Kerry, US Senator

“I have the feeling of dread that we are on the Titanic and sinking fast, but we can’t launch any life boats because a member of the crew has decided that we are not sinking and that we have to have informal consultations to decide whether we are sinking or not.”

Ian Fry, chief negotiator for Tuvalu

So the talks at Copenhagen have come to a close, and no binding agreement was reached… maybe next year?!! Problem is, we can’t keep saying “we’ll get to it”. We continue to pump greenhouse gases into the planet’s atmosphere at an alarming and ever increasing rate. We know for sure, that the greenhouse gases we are producing, will bring massive harm to our planet. We are also aware of “unknown” elements such as the thawing of permafrost – unknown, as in not knowing how much more greenhouse gas this will add to the atmosphere.

Maybe next year we’ll come to an agreement? Or maybe the year after? Or the one after that…. How can we allow our leaders and the “lobbyist” to get away with this….

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