Will climate change wait for the results of Durban talks?

Durban Climate 2-weeks long talks started today. This is the international fight against climate change and the fight is between 195 countries (developed and developing countries) to ensure firm time-bound commitment from all countries to reduce GHG emissions. The developed countries do not agree to reduce the continuing large scale emissions from their countries. However, the countries are trying hard to impose binding, disproportionate and unjust green house gas (GHG) emission cut targets on developing countries by 2015.

Any development needs energy, in large quantities. It is natural that the developed countries in their attempt to progress through industrial development use fossil fuel which emits CO2, a dominant GHG during generation of electricity. Coal and gas being easily available (as of now) are extensively used for the generation of power. China emits 6.8 billion tones of CO2, followed by US (5.8 billions), EU (4.3 billions), Russia (1.7 billions) and India (1.5 billions). Any emission cuts will only hamper further developments in countries like India. The recent report indicates that the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2010, with carbon dioxide, in particular, exceeding 389 parts per million (ppm).

The Durban talks should persuade the developed countries to reduce their emissions and allow the developed countries to develop further. Let the developed countries be supported financially and technologically to minimize the emissions.

Even then, do we have a chance to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels? It is already late!