Voluntary climate efforts are not enough, in reality

 

Copenhagen – Around the world, countries and capitalism are already working to curb global warming on their own, with or without a global treaty.

In Brazil more rainforests are being saved, and in Chicago there’s a voluntary carbon pollution trading system. People recycle, buy smaller and newer cars, and change lightbulbs.

But the impact of such piecemeal, voluntary efforts is small. Experts say it will never be enough without the kind of strong global agreement that eluded negotiators at the U.N. summit this past week in Copenhagen… Read more at the Washington Post (AP; by Seth Borenstein)

 haplif – Frank Kalder (Global Haplifnet)