European countries seeking greenhouse gases reduction

Greenhouse gases, such as methane and carbon dioxide are produced during burning of fossil fuel such as coal. The major contributing industry is thermal power plants, where train loads of coal is burnt on daily basis. The developing countries like China and India seem to be contributing significantly to the world total. As we all know, the result of greenhouse gases is the depletion of ozone layer and the climate change is the end result.

European countries are seeking a reduction in the emission of these gases from China and India to the tune of 30% by 2020.

Let us first look at the history. The so called developed western countries have enough power to provide enough electricity to their citizens. They have caused enough pollution. India and China are fast developing economies need electricity to cater to the developments. The countries need power of all types and are in no position to go slow on their development plan just because the developed countries are putting restrictions.

The only ways to ensure sufficient power without adding to the inventory of the greenhouse gases are:

1. Use of more and more of non-polluting electricity generating systems such as solar, wind and nuclear. Go for nuclear in a big way.
2. The cost of pollution control measures of the existing power plants, which are polluting should be borne by the developed countries in some way.
3. The developed counties should also reduce the pollution at their power plants, so as to compensate for the pollution caused by the developmental efforts of the developing countries.

All should sacrifice to keep our environment clean and reduce generation of greenhouse gases. This was we can postpone the calamity which is bound to happen due to climate changes worldwide.