By Celsias
Posted on Dec. 12, 2011. Listed in:
It may be moves other than Durban and the endless Climate Change talks that do most to save the planet.
China,seen as one of the blockers at Durban , is now the world's biggest carbon emitter, but it is also the world leader in investment in green technology.
China invested $54 billion in low carbon energy technology in 2010, compared to the United States' $34 billion, the U.S. Pew Environment Group said.
China's latest 5 year plan is green politics on steroids. There is an urgent need to remedy pollution in a country where it is often hard to breathe, and where there are major health concerns from pollution. Water and food are paramount and China has gone to extraordinary lengths to ensure those for its population . But China's 5 year plan that came into effect this year is a very serious commitment to environmental remediation and repair and creates massive investment in clean technologies .
India, the world's third biggest carbon emitter behind China and the United States, has also begun moving towards green development. And it was India at the last moment who unblocked the stalemate at Durban
As Reuters reports it ,like China it is" working on market-based trading scheme to encourage energy efficiency and green power and has followed Beijing in setting a domestic goal for curbing its rise in carbon emissions.
But India's highest hopes are pinned on a massive solar energy drive.
According to the Indian Solar Mission, introduced in 2009, solar power output by 2022 would be equivalent to one-eighth of India's current installed power base, helping Asia's third-largest economy after China and Japan to limit its reliance on carbon-intensive coal."
The clause making developed nations commit to emissions cuts expires at the end of next year and debate has raged over how to replace it, with rich and poor nations squabbling over how the cost and burden of climate action should be shared".
