Another Meeting, Another Delay

Another COP meeting has come and gone and another delay on Post-Kyoto negotiations looms. Not that anyone is surprised by this continuing impasse, but GHG emissions continue to rise unabated. Yes, promises were made to review Kyoto in 2008. And how long will the review process take? It took 5 years before the sketch Kyoto agreement was made available for signature in 1997 and almost a decade before it came into force. Scientists say that we could reach the point of no return on emissions in as little as ten years. Even if strict policies were enacted tomorrow for both developed and developing countries it would be almost impossible to turn this ship around in such a short period of time. What are these policymakers thinking?

It is clear what must be done. We cannot wait for the powers that be to start taking action. We need to start doing what we can as individuals to change this state of affairs.