| Global warming is a serious and urgent issue that | | | | be done if paper is recycled since most of the |
| demands attention from the policy makers of the | | | | paper comes from wood that is available after |
| world. The upcoming climate change summit in | | | | cutting down the forests. Further, use of CFC's or |
| Copenhagen in December where the leaders of | | | | Chloro Flouro Carbons that are emitted by the |
| the world are going to meet is an ideal place to | | | | home appliances like refrigerators and using |
| start the process of addressing the core issues | | | | Aerosols should be avoided or if that is not |
| that are part of the global warming debate. It is | | | | possible, limited. |
| rather befitting that Copenhagen in Denmark that | | | | There is an urgent need to reduce dependence |
| is in Europe should be selected as the venue for | | | | on fossil fuels as well as the emissions from |
| the conference. Europe has been rather divided in | | | | vehicles using petrol and diesel are one of the |
| its approach to the global warming issue. | | | | primary drivers for climate change. As noted |
| While some countries in Europe have taken steps | | | | above, the EU has been proactive in making |
| to curb the menace arising out of the | | | | tighter emission standards mandatory for vehicle |
| environmental crisis, other countries have lagged | | | | makers. Further, in many of these countries, |
| behind in the effort to tackle the problem. Most | | | | most of the power generation is by nuclear plants |
| notably, France has taken the lead in addressing | | | | and Wind mills making the process of power |
| the issue with tighter environmental standards for | | | | generation clean and green. |
| vehicles and expecting greater fuel efficiency | | | | It is high time that the developed world took |
| from the new vehicles that are being | | | | steps to mitigate the effects of global warming |
| manufactured. | | | | and act decisively on the issue. Without getting |
| It is noteworthy that the Euro standards for | | | | into debates on who caused the problem of global |
| emission have been proposed first in the | | | | warming, the leaders of the countries must focus |
| European countries that form part of the | | | | on what needs to be done. The window for |
| European Union. The EU has been at the forefront | | | | taking decisions and staving off the effects of |
| of the global efforts to tackle climate change. | | | | climate change is closing and hence it is expected |
| While the rest of the industrialized world has been | | | | that Europe would show the way forward in |
| found wanting in the efforts to halt the problems | | | | tackling this issue. Much has been done till now, |
| caused by global warming, countries like France | | | | but, more is expected. |
| and Netherlands have taken steps to reduce the | | | | The climate change summit in Copenhagen must |
| carbon footprint. | | | | be used as an opportunity to ratify the Kyoto |
| Forests are the key to maintaining the precarious | | | | protocol on environmental standards that lays a |
| balance in the environment and hence countries | | | | time bound program to address climate change. |
| should take steps to avoid deforestation. This can | | | | |