Copenhagen Verses Lack of Technology?
The meaning for the Copenhagen talks in December is for countries to reduce emissions and find a new way to do business, not shed a light on how to keep doing business as usual. The talk and action of pumping carbon emission into the earth is nothing new. In fact, there are countries already taking this approach in curbing carbon emission. The reality of the matter though is “nothing like” a dramatic blowout has happened yet, therefore, does not mean it could not. In other words, this is how science gets proven, theories turn to a reality after the theories (or impossible) happens.
As the global population has become aware of the carbon emissions, the air we breathe, peaceful demonstrations have been launched. The governments of the world have witnessed, heard, and even participated in the action campaigns; however, only with words. The talk now, right before the talks in Copenhagen, is that more time is needed to address the increase of carbon emissions in order for technology to catch up. This has been an ongoing issue for over 20 years, and the technological answers are being ignored.
Advance technologies have helped make instant gratification realistic and essential to the developments of the world. Why are the politicians attempting to sell the public on “no technology?”
Well, the manufactures of advance technology have stumbled across a little gadget called solar panels. Solar panels capture the energy of the sun, thus powering whatever they are hooked up too. Positive results from the solar energy panels can be found in articles flurrying about for the last several years. Individuals who may have only purchased one to four panels are able to not only power an entire house, but sell energy back to the power companies. The logical conclusion for the lack of follow through, boils down to money. Imagine though what life everyone would have if energy, in the form of solar power, could do for all of the economies of the world. How many streams could be cleaned up to have clean drinking water? How many mountains would no longer be mined for coal? How many nuclear reactors would not have to be built to sustain/replace the old technology?
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