The Climate Diplomacy

Climate diplomacy is at the forefront again. Colombia is hosting a conference this week that promises to get rid of fossil fuels. It will be attended by 56 nations including Canada and Norway and frontline climate problem states as Tuvalu, the latter is under threat from rising sea-levels. The conference ought to be considered a welcome move by the international community and environment enthusiasts. Climate change and other environmental problems bring a grave dilemma to the nations; pollution is being spread and there seems to be no end to it. The conference as the one being hosted by Colombia would bring about awareness in climate disasters and help prevent further futility of fossil fuels. Although the debate remains, whether fossil fuels can be completely gotten rid of? The risible nature of the argument does not behoove the seriousness of the problem. On the one hand climate change has been brought about due to pollution and excessive industrialization, on the other fossil fuels are needed to run the economies. There’s some hope that such conferences can bear on the environmental front. Environmental problems are serious enough and nations that pollute the most must reduce their carbon emissions thus our planet can be made a safer place to live in.

Nature has given home to humanity, and now it’s the dutiful turn of humanity to be responsible towards nature. The world most polluted countries must be made accountable for the pollution that they cause to the globe. The oceans, rivers, seas, estuaries, not excluding the atmosphere must be made safer than the present status depicts. More work is required on the environmental front and environmental problems must be dealt using market mechanisms. Polluter pays principle must be used by countries that pollute the most, and other market solutions as emissions market and standardization must be encouraged to curb the problems of pollution. The world needs a conscience when it comes to dealing with environmental problems, and nations that are at the forefront of scientific advancement must bear the burden. Environmental problems can be brutal and cause change in livelihoods and homes for many citizens around the world. Environmental problems should not be avoided and green activism that Colombia shall portray this week should be taken in the right spirit. Science must be relied upon to understand and resolve the problems of carbon emissions. Market mechanism ought to be considered most useful when it comes to curbing the menace of untiring emissions and pollutions of all kinds.

Yuvraj Saharan

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