We are swaying with the growing stride of technology, least realizing the repercussions that it is endowing upon the environment. The governments around the world are perhaps doing their bit for the cause – cutting on the carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions, but how much is that contribution helping – is it to any extent reverting the dire global climatic changes on route? This is the hottest concern around the world.
When technology has knuckled down humans existence, proving mightier – for industrialized nations to come to mother earth’s rescue was least fathomed. It is UK that has taken upon the initiative however, proposing a tougher law for climate change.
The law proposed to cut 60% in carbon emissions by 2050, may be the first of its kind in the world, yet – it does not satiate most laureate legislatures in the country – 60% reductions may not be adequate, and failure to include fast-growing aviation sector (that accounts for the most carbon emissions) further undermines the credibility of the proposed law – demanding added stringent targets for cutting the carbon emissions.
The law will set out a series of milestones, including five yearly carbon budgets setting out the projected carbon emissions, but improvising on the bill to yearly milestones could be an alternative, as suggested.
The UK government’s draft bill that follows EU’s agreement to cut carbon emissions by about 20 percent by 2020 shows Britain is leading the climate change control world with example. The government must bring about the desired changes in the draft i.e. setting higher target to cut emissions and including international aviation in the emissions reduction targets, without relying on the other countries to follow suit. If UK can take lead, the world will sure reckon them as trendsetters, and there is a handsome chance that rest of them might soon follow, if not for competing, probably for the sake of the environment.
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[Source: BBC]
