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Agreement of Paris and the incidence in Colombia |
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by Daniel Ricardo | 18-06-2017 11:28
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The Paris Agreement, the crown jewel in the fight against climate change signed by the parties in the year 2015, the vanguard incident of nations looking for the reduction of global temperature on a scale lower than 2 degrees Celsius Whose goal is to keep it below 1.5 degrees. In the last weeks after the current administration of the United States of America decided the "Departure" of this agreement, multiple world forces both countries and companies and organized society made this decision with a flavorless that then became the flame that inspired The global acceptance of this despite US government actions. In previous days in Colombia to be more precise on Friday June 15 was given value to the Paris agreement, ratified in the climate action by the legislative body a commitment that supports Colombia to reduce its national emissions by 20% by 2030 Date on which the trace of ancestry that is contemplated in said agreement begins. Colombia with a large biological wealth and borders to the large carbon sinks with this shield will have the facility to sustain these spaces that are projected and much needed in the global fight against climate change, the more the vote to ratify it was unanimous With a total of 89 votes, from now on the organizations can be sure to be able to develop their adaptation and contingency plans whose purpose is broad and will support the country's actions in the reduction of emissions, especially in the generation sectors Energy and agriculture. But it is not only the commitment, it is the opportunity, the combined opportunity to establish limits on the resources of linking socio-environmental struggles to a greater cause, the moment when the education of Colombian children lies in the importance of the struggle Against climate change, to follow the example of the countries of the region as a Dominican Republic with its first low carbon school, adding the peace process and the actions of the population for the use of their territory banishing large-scale mining and extractive practices of these. The paris agreement, for Colombia must be unification aid, welfare and sustainable development, youth as active members of society welcome the struggle and the Sustainable Development objectives SDO ... As actors of change we will assume as Our in the day to day objective 13 "The climatic action" knowing that this will give us the welfare that as a nation should have.
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2 Comments
Daniel, thank you for your report. So recently Colombia has once again showed its support for the Paris Agreement. This report was sort of up-to-date information and thus interesting. I wish every other nations to support the agreement stronger than before, just like Colombia.
Posted 28-06-2017 19:25
Hi Daniel! Thanks for your article on Paris agreement and Columbia.
I strongly agree with what you said, it is not only commitment, but opportunity! It could be opportunity for cleaner and safer future in a long term as well as improving the living condition of country in a short term. Thanks again for sharing!
Posted 19-06-2017 21:29