Everybody says FAB in Copenhagen these days. And it is not about fabulous people or clothes. It stands for Fair Ambitious and Binding. That is what a new treaty must deliver. But the problem is that everybody seems to have their own interpretation of Fair Ambitious and Binding.
Faith participation here in Copenhagen stress the justice aspect on climate change. This means that the developed countries must do their homework and cut their emissions radically. But the figures that is on the table is not enough to reach the goal to stay under a 2 degree increase. And since the developed countries have built their well fare on fossil fuels to a huge amount they also ave a greater responsibility to act first and rapidly.
EU is not so fabulous as they want to appear to. Instead of taking the lead and announce that they understood what is at stake and raise their ambitions and say at least 30% cut of emissions to 2020 and do it domestic, they points at China and US and say you must raise your ambitions. That is not taking the lead that is being a coward.
Come on you EU guys! Show some guts and be brave! That would challenge China and the US. Everbody want´s to be in the winning team, as Archbishop Desmond Tutu says, so start the move and become a FAB!
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