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Global warming! Ah, you have most probably read it in the papers or in the internet at least once in a while. One might wonder, what the hoo-hah with global warming is all about. For those who don’t know, global warming causes damages to the environment and we are already feeling some of the effects right now.

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If you’ve read the newspapers last week or read news about global warming at National Geographic, you will realize by now that global warming is not only affecting our weather, but our economy, environment, health and security as well.

Global warming affects our identity and our future generations. Those who lived in atolls are the ones who will be seriously affected. What is the point of calling yourself a citizen of a certain nation when you lose a few hundred years of identity that differentiate you from others? We are not talking about one nation, but a few nations which will be affected because they are built and consist of islands.

So, who is to be blamed when this materialize? Developing and industrialized countries are partly to be blamed for this. Additionally, the government’s stand on this should be strong as well. There are ways to reduce the emission of green house gases to the environment. Saudi Arabia and the United States of America ranked 1st and 2nd respectively on the top of the list of 56 developed and industrialized nations which account for more than 90% of the global carbon dioxide emission. Saudi Arabia for example has no policy to address carbon dioxide emission and their emissions are increasing yearly. Furthermore, Saudi Arabia is also known to play the role of the obstructionist in climate conferences. The United States of America, meanwhile, reasoned that technology, private investments and economic growth will save the planet from global warming. As one of the biggest nations, USA should show an example by signing the Kyoto Protocol (but they have not yet do so). Yes, we know that technology is important, but we can try to reduce it at the same time, can’t we? Does it mean that our future is not important?

The United Nations Climate Change Conference is currently ongoing which is held in Bali, Indonesia. The conference will run from December 3 to 14, 2007. It would be interesting to see the resolutions and outcomes from this conference. For those who are interested, you may follow the United Nations Climate Change Conference here.

Steve is a final year undergraduate majoring in IT and is also working freelance at the same time. He writes mainly about nature particularly about wildlife in Malaysia and Worldwide. He is the owner of Save the Nature for the Future, and he does this out of his love and genuine interest in nature. He intends to create and spread awareness on his favourite subjects and at the same time shares his knowledge with his readers.