Push for New Pact on Climate Change Is Plagued by Old Divide of Wealth At 1 p.m. on Sunday, tens of thousands of demonstrators in Manhattan are expected to make as much noise as they can — with whistles, trumpets, even the tolling of church bells — to raise an alarm about the risks of climate change. Similar demonstrations are planned across the United States and in 161 other countries. Two days later, that show of unity will most likely give way to political discord. The United Nations is convening on Tuesday the largest gathering of world leaders ever devoted to climate change, and some bold proclamations are expected. Africa will promise a clean-energy corridor stretching from Cairo to Cape Town. Pledges will be made to halve the destruction of the world’s forests by 2020 and stop it by 2030. The World Bank will lead a big push to put a global price on emissions of greenhouse gases. Yet as they seek to build momentum for a new global deal on climate change by 2015, the 126 heads of state in attendance are likely to find themselves plagued by an old divide. If history is any guide, the rich countries of the world will say how concerned they are about the damage their emissions [...] newsnyork/push-for-new-pact-on-climate-change-is-plagued-by-old-divide-of-wealth/
Posted on: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 16:03:07 +0000