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On the Bumpy Road to Paris

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As the day draws closer, so the expectations are rising from every concerned quarter of the planet. The time is now to build on the schematics that have been drawn all through the year in drafts and popular opinions; the actual moment to set the platform for the most assured common progress of  transitioning from the traditional fossil fuel based economies to the more suitable renewable energy  fuelled future. The climate negotiations will soon be resumed and this time around, it is globally assumed to take off on a different momentum of all seriousness and possibly birth a definitive way forward. Reasons are quite reflective in the happenings that marked the year as a promising one- the drawn statement from the G7 meeting earlier in the year that projected boldly on the 100% transition to renewable energy and the introduction of the intended nationally determined contribution (INDC) as expected from every country of the world with respect to individual efforts to eas...

The march towards the new climate deal

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In 1997, when the whole world birthed the Kyoto treaty, it was like we were certainly reaching a monumental turning point in the history of humanity when we can all work unanimously towards curbing the unhealthy increase in global green house gas concentration.   The commitment period was seen as a reasonable time frame to get the goal of the protocol achieved and set a motion for a new world order in the regards of zero emission future. Alas, 2012 arrived and it was like we were still at the basis of preparation, canvassing for a total ratification and then it became so reasonable to conclude on the note that humanity would be held largely responsible for the catastrophic changes enabled by our inaction towards making a concrete agreement that would ensure a safe future. For over fifteen years of the Kyoto commitment we have been able to achieve little less than expected while most of the promises have set records of being all paper based propaganda.  ...