SENSIBLE UTOPIA

Doing nothing is expensive than doing something.It will cost a lot to fix climate damages that could have been avoided.Experts and action groups have been demanding systematic climate protection for decades.But,business leaders and politicians argued time and again that such action would e too expensive,and that things would not turn out as bad as pessimists believe.

Nonsense.Today the impact of climate change is to felt in cyclones,floods,droughts as well as in the erosion of fertile soil and coastal landforms.

Since 1992,International climate diplomacy has revolved around reducing greenhouse emissions.At the bali summit last year,however,this`mitigation'agenda was joined by one on`adaptation' to now inevitable climate change.This is the bill for not having done enough on mitigation.Developing countries will need $10-$80 billion a year to avoid distress and disaster.......

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