The
recently concluded Copenhagen Summit described by one section of the media as ‘The Last Chance to Save the Planet’ has
been in no uncertain terms a massive letdown and a flop show. Copenhagen was
supposed to be ‘HOPENHAGEN’ and
instead it will be described as ‘FLOPENHAGEN’.
In
this article, I examine the rift between the developed world and the BASIC
countries which came to a head in Copenhagen. I also look at Copenhagen from a
strict Indian perspective and how the Indian government has actually done a good job
at Copenhagen.
Copenhagen
looks like the first straw in a long line of disagreements whilst the world
debates the climate change problem. Copenhagen reminds me of the Doha round of
the WTO talks which I might add is yet to conclude.
