It is Denmark's capital and ranks as one of the most ecofriendly cities in the world with "36% of its citizens bicycling to work every day for a total of 1.1 million km. Copenhagen's water in the inner harbor is so clean it can be used for swimming."
Mama gnome agrees 'tis quite a magical place and even more so for this December, Copenhagen's Bella Center will be the hub for the United Nations Climate Change Conference December 7-18, 2009(COP15 2009).
Mama gnome dreams about going.
She will swim through the clean waters of the inner harbor, bike down the paths lined with trees, trudge down to Bella Center as fast as her short legs can take her, go up the stage and call attendance!
United Kingdom?
Lovely to see you.
Japan?
Oh, wonderful.
India?
Thank you so much for coming.
Indonesia?
Mama gnome is very happy to count you in.
China?
Wow, you made it too? Mama gnome is impressed.
United States?
Umm...United States? U.SA.? Sent-first-man-to-the-moon-United- States-but-can't-commit-to-Copenhagen-United States?
Silence.
Cue the crickets....
Mama gnome's daydreaming ends abruptly. She finds herself pacing in front of her aga stove, with arms crossed and tsk...tsk...tsks...
Will the knot in her stomach ever go away? The waiting and not knowing will maim her if the knot doesn't.
Will December 7 be known as tremendous day of heaping disappointment for Mama gnome if the United States does not do its part in Copenhagen?
Mama gnome and the rest of the world will wait with bated breath for December 7, 2009,
She hopes United States, China and all countries participate and pledge significant changes to current policies addressing the need for sustainable green energy and significant reductions in greenhouse emissions.
Here's an insightful video explaining the significance of Copenhagen in December.
video from RealClimateNews
Connie Hedegaard, Danish Minister for Climate and Energy and incoming COP15 president stated in an interview for cop15.dk,
“If the whole world comes to Copenhagen and leaves without making the needed political agreement, then I think it’s a failure that is not just about climate. Then it’s the whole global democratic system not being able to deliver results in one of the defining challenges of our century. And that is and should not be a possibility. It’s not an option.”
Here is a short video featuring former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, addressing the Global Editors' Forum at a conference in Denmark and Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission.
video from EUXTV
Mama gnome is quite aware of the financial difficulties all countries are going through now...but a bigger problem looms over every single person and living thing on this planet,
GLOBAL WARMING
It doesn't matter how much money you have in your bank account if the bank is underwater, literally underwater.
Mama gnome calls on developed countries and developing countries who produce significant emissions that worsen global warming to fess up, buckle up and commit to repairing the damage, halt further injury and save the planet.
"There is no plan B as we don't have a Planet B."
Copenhagen in December...Be there or be square...
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