The European Union (EU) pledged to give billions in aid to poor countries in the effort to stop global warming. They will initiate, by giving $3 billion, this coming year to countries in need. In reference to the Hopenhagen Conference, Brown Said "Mr. Brown said there were “few moments in history when nations are summoned to common decisions that will reshape the lives of men and women potentially for generations to come.”
"Yvo de Boer, the head of the United Nations climate office, has called on industrialized nations to give $30 billion fund to the fund in order to help vulnerable countries to begin planning massive engineering projects like building higher sea walls and converting their electricity systems so they rely on low-carbon sources." - it seems that the European Union is taking this very seriously, but I am yet to find a response from the United States.
The worlds nations set a goal of limiting warming to 2 degrees Celsius above where they stood in the 1800s. Although this may seem simple, is not an easy task. I hope to see the United States propose some kind of plan for our country, whether it be in the aid of other, less fortunate countries, or at the home-front- drastically changing things here in the United States in regards to energy and resource management. I think that efficiency programs should be the first step and from there a total re-invention of the way we use and distribute energy in our country.
Reference:
1. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/12/science/earth/12climate.html?ref=earth
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