As the process of global warming pushes ahead, the
UNFCCC keeps holding its large scale reunions, producing declarations only.
Economists call these meetings transaction costs, because most of the CO2 emissions are produced by a small set of huge countries that could take speedy
counter-action, if they wanted so. However, the COP21 Agreement about
decarbonisation in this century is far too optimistic and does not confront the
major obstacles in state coordination and international governance. One may
devise utopian solutions to the global warming problematic, which is basically
an energy problem, speaking of sustainable development. But realities are
different, as the countries of the world cannot afford refraining from the
fossil fuels. Energy innovations are available, but only on a small scale.
Global warming results from the gigantic employment of energy resources, i.e. fossil fuels and wood coal. They are deemed necessary
for economic and social development. The management tasks behind the COP21
project are simply too daunting, both nationally and internationally.
Cite this paper
Lane, J. (2017). The Twilight of Mankind: Global Warming Cannot Be Managed through the COP21. Open Access Library Journal, 4, e3311. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1103311.