Increasing carbon emissions 'suicidal' to mankind

As mankind stares at impending disaster owing to increasing carbon emissions which have disturbed the ecological balance, the 'eyewash' measures being taken by countries are a cause for concern.

Hyderabad: "The earth, the air, the land and the water are not an inheritance from our forefathers but on loan from our children. So we have to hand over to them at least as it was handed over to us," these were the words of Mahatma Gandhi.

Future generations are now questioning the criminals who destroyed the environment and turned our planet into a burning globe in the name of progress, causing more carbon emissions and serious changes in the atmosphere.

Earlier this month, COP 25 Global Conference was held in Madrid, where environmentalist, Greta Thunberg sought to know as to why we were passing time by narrating false stories that we are at the beginning stage of total destruction when all environment systems have already collapsed.

Aimed to implement 2015 Paris Agreement to frame draft guidelines and give more targets to all nations to self-regulate carbon emissions, the 14-day-global conference proved to be a damp squib as there was no breakthrough in that direction.

Average per capita carbon emissions across the world per year was registered at 1.3 tons - USA 4.5 tons, China 1.9 tons, European Union 1.8 tons, and India only a half-ton.

UN revealed that four nations caused 59 percent of carbon emissions across the world last year - China (28 percent), US (15 percent), EU (9 percent), and India (7 percent).

Pressure on India and China have naturally increased to set targets of self-regulation on carbon emissions in the wake of US officially abstaining from the Paris Pact a month ago.

The global conference wound up its business and was confined to namesake statements on carbon emissions despite India refusing to budge by showing better results than others with regard to Paris Agreement as the big nations ignored the voice of the poor ones.

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Environment, which has nourished the entire living system including man like a baby in its lap, is literally waging a war with mankind due to steep changes in the atmosphere.

The tragedy is that mankind is being cursed in the name of progress as industrial nations have indulged in sinful acts to disturb the balance of nature by increased carbon emissions adding to global warming.

Comprising 28 nations, EU has declared its preparedness to achieve carbon emissions neutrality (net zero) as sought by UN General Secretary.

Even as efforts continued to mount pressure on India and China, the two nations along with Brazil and South Africa jointly stated that developed nations should commit for Kyoto Protocol 2005 to achieve good results in Paris agreement.

India clarified that it will not take a call on self-regulation target on carbon emissions until the Paris Agreement conference, which is slated to be held in 2023.

The Sixth Article in the Paris agreement has proposed to set up a carbon market. With multiple advantages, this carbon market paves way for selling their share by nations that can reduce carbon emissions more than set targets.

However, the issue was postponed to next year and also the proposal to offer financial aid to poor nations, facing environmental problems, by the rich had to suffer the same problem.

What is the advantage, even if, 77 nations causing only 13 percent of world emissions, vow to maintain carbon emissions neutrality (net zero)?

Will mere eyewash measures give any reprieve to mankind when the environment is getting polluted through frequent problems, which is causing panic.

The Paris pact has advised nations steps to maintain 2 degrees celsius temperatures which prevailed before the industrial revolution.

Though the member nations agreed and took necessary steps, scientific studies opined that temperatures will be pegged at 3 degrees Celsius.

World economy faces a jolt with natural calamities such as -- increase in sea levels, big cyclones, drought, floods, infernos and others.

Among all, there is no possibility to rule out the adverse effects of steep changes in the atmosphere.

After the Paris agreement, carbon emissions rose by 4 percent across the globe. To check this menace, scientists have been advocating to control at least 7 percent of carbon emissions every year for 10 years.

Paris agreement could not take necessary steps as US and its President Barack Obama moved out of the Kyoto protocol.

Trump, who came to power after polls, with his slogan of "America First", has refused Paris agreement throwing the entire world into a huge crisis.

German Watch, a voluntary organisation has disclosed in its report of atmosphere danger index that India reached 5th place last year from 14th place in 2017.

If all the nations fail to get ready for a joint action plan, it will be suicidal for the entire mankind.

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