All seemed well when the developed and developing countries agreed to legally commit themselves to cutting greenhouse gases emissions and a climate change fund will be set up to help developing countries vulnerable to the disastrous effects of climate change. However, according to Dipu Moni a Blangadeshi minister, the developed world is failing to keep it's climate change pledge.
To date, less than a tenth of the pledged $30bn promised by the end of 2012, has been made available. And this is after 3 years of delay in delivering the promised money. The way governments have acted when it comes to taking action on reducing climate change has been so far shameful and selfish and childish, except for Durban 2011. Developed countries need to step up to their responsibilities and stop worrying about whether their already stained reputation will become blacker.
It seems promising that the developing countries have realised that while they can take advice from others, each country is unique and their paths to becoming more influential and more powerful on the global stage must be forged for by themselves. No longer will, or can, they hide or be suppressed by more powerful countries if they wish to save their own countries as it's evident that ultimately, each government will look to use whatever they can that will benefit themselves and their countries, financially and politically. They need to gather their influence and political power, not bickering amongst themselves like the developed world, in order to be heard and listened to
This article marks a change in attitude in the developing world. It will be exciting to see what will happen next. Hopefully, the developing countries will be enabled to gain their own share of power and influence and they will not buckle under the pressure from countries like China.
It seems promising that the developing countries have realised that while they can take advice from others, each country is unique and their paths to becoming more influential and more powerful on the global stage must be forged for by themselves. No longer will, or can, they hide or be suppressed by more powerful countries if they wish to save their own countries as it's evident that ultimately, each government will look to use whatever they can that will benefit themselves and their countries, financially and politically. They need to gather their influence and political power, not bickering amongst themselves like the developed world, in order to be heard and listened to
This article marks a change in attitude in the developing world. It will be exciting to see what will happen next. Hopefully, the developing countries will be enabled to gain their own share of power and influence and they will not buckle under the pressure from countries like China.
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