Roughly 6 years since the end of the Copenhagen climate negotiations, the first globally unified climate change mitigation agreement has been signed. 196 nations have signed on including all major countries such as the US, China, etc.. Among other things the agreement is mostly voluntary in terms of what changes are to be made from developed and developing, but the experts around are extremely hopeful. The wording they continually use in the piece above and in others that have read seem to use the word “aggressive” a lot, so in that respect the agreement must be something unlike any other global pact previously designed. I know one of the major accomplishments coming from the pact is this developing nation fund that should be worth around $100 billion, so they can use it towards subsidizing sustainable development projects and green energy. Additionally, another important accomplishment is this idea of a technology sharing network between developed and developing nations. This could be substantial going forward because a major conflict between say India and US is the broad technology gap especially in terms of energy generation. This pact could not only be a great thing for climate change, but also human welfare. Overall, I am extremely hopeful that this will work and I think at this point that is the only way to feel.
Cultures of Nature Fall 2015
