As we are facing a multitude of environmental problems that require a global approach, the costs of green technology and bringing poorer nations on board with environmentally friendly and sustainable technology may seem a bit overwhelming. Imagine what we could accomplish on the international front if the richer more prosperous nations gave just one percent of their national wealth to poorer nations to help them develop green technology and to fight global warming. If China gets its way, this is exactly what will happen.
Gao Guangsheng, who is a senior official for China's policy on climate change, announced recently a new policy which they hope to see initiated which calls for the wealthier nations around the globe, such as the United States, to commit an amount that equals one percent of their nations GDP to helping poorer nations develop cleaner and greener technologies that will help to fight global warming and the effects caused by the resulting climate change.
One of the issues that has prompted this new move is the lack of aid and technology that had been promised when discussions for the Kyoto protocol first occurred. This delay has been dismissed by the nations involved who claim that concerns over protecting the copyright of the technologies has resulted in the lack of adherence to the agreement. China says that they have yet to receive follow up on those promises and that those nations with the economic wealth need to step up and take a responsible and dedicated role in helping other nations solve the global warming crisis and other environmental issues.
Gao Guangsheng plans to release the full details of his proposed plan at a an upcoming conference consisting of officials from a variety of nations including the Unite States as well as many European nations and developing countries. Since the Kyoto Protocol is set to expire in 2012 and, as the Chinese official states, more developed countries have not lived up to their promises and have not been committed to addressing the issues of climate change, more needs to be done. In preparations for the new discussions on renewing the policy, China feels that stricter policies are needed and that richer countries must be held accountable if there is any hope in solving the current global warming crisis.