On Tuesday 9 march, China and India formally agreed to join the international climate change agreement of Copenhagen. They were the last two major economies to sign up. China and India are among the most important and fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the world.
China and India together with 200 other countries have signed to support the climate goal. The contract contains a measure for limiting the rise in global temperatures to no more than 2 degrees Celsius.
The countries who signed the contract will have to spend 100 billion dollars a year to develop low-carbon energy systems, to protect tropical forests from destruction and to bring energy technology more quickly to the developing world. At the climate meeting in Copenhagen they did not formally adopt the accord, but they took note of it. The entry of china will give it a boost.
China said that it will try to reduce its emission of carbon dioxide by 40 to 45 percent by 2020 compared to 2005. The united states will reduce the greenhouse gas emission by 14 to 17 percent by 2020 compared to 2005.
It’s a good thing that two major economies support the climate change agreement of Copenhagen. First of all two big economies will bring a lot of money in the 100 billion dollar fund, which helps countries to become more ecologic. Secondly the entry of China and India will give the agreement a strong boost, because they were the last two major economies who didn’t join yet.
Niels Steyaert
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/science/earth/10climate.html?ref=asia
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