COP 15

On the COP15 website, en.cop15.dk, there is information about the conference itself, committees, events that are leading up to the conference, and new information about the state of our environment, as it is found. Several articles on this site caught my attention.
Firstly, there was a list of ten myths about energy, by Michael Von Bulow. Most of these items were, surprisingly, good news. Such as the fact that solar energy is not really as expensive and out of reach as people think. Also, wind energy is a lot more accessible and practical than many admit. Also, marine energy has been successful off the coast of Northern Ireland, and, although the physics still remain difficult, some solutions have been found. Overall, the revealing of these truths is uplifting, and hopefully a nice foreshadowing to the tone that will shape the success of COP15.
Another article stated that the severe effects of Global Warming that were once predicted to hit in approximately 100 years, are now predicted to be present within the next 50 years, by 2060. One of the most fascinating aspects of this issue for me, is the fast approach of “water politics”. Who will it affect? When we start talking about the “right” to water, how will it work? This is going to be not only an interesting dynamic between first and third world countries, but the entire worldwide politics on this issue could be devastating. Will fingers point? Are the countries who have emitted the most greenhouse gases going to be held responsible for the lack of resources available to other countries?