| Will the emissions control is really the way to deal with climate change?
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A new report by the Center for Clean Air Policy, commented recently in an article in the New York Times , warns that the the focus of the development of clean energy should be more realistic and go beyond set targets to cut emissions in developing countries, like China.
Why? More details to follow.
According to the researchers, the control over the agreements that determine the maximum amount of emissions in developing countries is complicated because data are scarce and unreliable. One thing is setting goals, quite another to have the tools to measure what is done now and what will be done after the agreement. However, replacing inefficient technologies for clean technologies can be much more measured and even facilitate international negotiations, as developing countries would see the challenge in a more straightforward and does not tackle its economic growth. The report cites the example of China’s cement industry. The country produces half of the cement consumed in the world in ultra-modern factories, but also some older, polluting factories. If instead of performing an emissions cut to modernize China cement industry, there could be an annual reduction of about 200 million tons of carbon.
Some points of the Kyoto Protocol consider this approach, but in practice do not work because they point to individual projects and require many administrative processes. An analysis of selected industries in developing countries would be more feasible.
Although only an idea, the filmmakers, the researchers say this approach could work. Meanwhile, time passes, the temperature rises , and the limit for an agreement approaches.