Calculate a country's debt to a Global Save The Planet fund

Reasons why many countries are not supporting climate change initiatives are based on a perception of their economical viability.  Today we are recognizing the global financial crises and the extinction of certain animals because they lost their habitat.   Most countries are yet to seriously considering the extinction of humanity due to the loss of the planet.

The debt owed by a country to a “Save the planet fund” could be calculated using some criteria for example by:

The population of a country,

The percentage of green space

Money spent on saving the planet.

Percentage of waste produced by industry.

The use of fuel for transport etc.

The quality of the water supply.

Etc.

The financial status of a country should not come into the calculation because starvation is not a reason for destroying a planet.

A mathematical calculation of a country’s debt to the ‘global planet fund’ can be reduced by changing the criteria that pushes it up.

E.g.

·         Slow down the population growth,

·         purify water,

·         reduce dependence on fuel,

·          Recycle waste etc.

·         Preserve nature.

Ignorance and greed respond to money.

Climate Change Conference a Huge Success in Disguise

20 Dec 2009


We should not consider the Climate Change Conference as a failure. It was in fact a huge success, even without reaching an anonymous agreement.

We now have a better understanding of who the major climate polluters are and what as well as who to focus on to make a difference.

If all foreign aid is coupled to some climate change initiative, much good can still be done.

We now know that, for most countries, short-term finance is more important than the survival of life on earth.

We could use this knowledge intelligently to achieve our climate change goals.

Africa and Global Warming

African country leaders no longer have the unchallenged ruler-ship.

They are responsible to the people who voted them into power.

If the majority in a country see no further than the food they can bring to the table today, we should not blame the leaders for rejecting global warming policies that will only further the poverty gap between first and third world nations.

The amount of emissions that need to be reduced should be mathematically calculated, taking into account the current abuse of fossil fuels and the population among other considerations.


It stands to reason that a country that spews 8 measuring units of CO2 into the air should reduce its output more than a developing country that spews 3 units.


There are other considerations like the amount of trees and other carbon neutralizing factors that influence the atmosphere.

In the long run we should aim to keep the air clean, using a variety of methods, like for each industry, there should be natural ways to neutralize the poisoning impact on the environment.

A power plant must be balanced by a forest for example.

No industry should have the right to poison the land, air or water.

Without the earth to live on there is no life.

Original Post

Scientific carbon reduction

The percentage of carbon reduction from countries should be scientifically

calculated across the board and not be based on empty promises.

The calculation should use the following criteria:

* Population,
* population growth,
* deforestation,
* air polution,
* water polution and
* the total current carbon footprint of the country.

Links to other websites:

* http://en.cop15.dk/
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference_2009
* http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/
Original post from :http://sites.google.com/site/unityinafrica/the-responsibility-of-all-nations-to-reduce-the-carbon-footprint

NEPAD Dialogue 251

14 November 2008

Issue 251

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.01 Key role for African media to focus on agriculture and CAADP
.02 COMESA Ministers spell out action on climate change
.03 Parliamentarians told they must be involved on climate change
.04 Nigeria looks to boost its local rice production
.05 Finance help for Kenya's small farmers and SMEs
.06 NEPAD-Spanish Fund at work on women's project in Gambia
.07 Zambia sees great potential with its NEPAD programmes
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