At the Copenhagen Climate Summit today, President Barack Obama backed a plan presented by Brazil and Norway which will protect rain forests. Deforestation accounts for approximately 16% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. Countries are almost unanimously in support of developing a strategy to reduce deforestation. To put a cap on these emissions, the EU has proposed 50% cut in the rate of deforestation by 2020, and a complete halt by 2030. I believe that this unanimous commitment should be perceived as optimism for a global change, which is something that we should all aspire to.
No comments:
Post a Comment