The Late Show with Stephen Colbert does his thing to give us a heads up on the latest on the politics of Climate Change. His hilarious take on China signing an historic agreement that Obama has brought to the table for China to cap its appetite for fossil fuels underscores China's huge investment in green tech–US$89 billion in 2014 and continuing its commitment toward replacing its coal fired plants that still accounts for 66% of its power generation. However China still estimates that its greenhouse emissions will continue to increase until 2030 and fall thereafter–keeping my fingers crossed.
India too is moving head long into solar power. Today Germany's Merkel and India's Modi signed an Euro 1billion deal to solarise India, nevertheless India is upping its coal production for energy in the short term. Part of the foolish thinking in Asia and other developing countries that it has the right to pollution as the price of development. If only a kid can teach the 'the powers that be' that development means improving conditions not degrading them.
The world is preparing for the Climate Summit in Paris this December and I think for the first time being serious about commitments to stop polluting Earth has moved from the stubborn lair of scientists and sappy flower-power 'new-agees' to finally gain worth in political currency. The Chinese Premier and Indian Prime Minister making public shows of their effort to be environmentally responsible is a big step forward albeit somewhat late in the game. Thanks to scientists coming together to unequivocally declare that burning fossil fuels is the main cause of the current Global Warming crisis. Progress like everything else moves the fastest with popularity–lets keep our fingers crossed and make not wasting cool.
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