Subject: A Wake-up Call, Global climate change and greenhouse gas emissions
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 06:00:06 +0800
Good Morning, Ladies and gentlemen.
This is a wake-up call from the North Paradise of Bali Island�s beach, Lovina, one degree in the south of Orang Utan rainforest big island, Borneo or Kalimantan.
Some people say the world is small. Its shape is like an orange. Its skin is shiny and clean, and surrounded by soil, air and water. A century and a half of economic development have made this thin film of soil, air and water change and treaten the earth�s continued existence. The threats of global climate changes, caused by greenhouse gas emissions, which we face now affect the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we grow, and the natural environment in which we live.
Severe effects of global climate change
While a debate on this global climate change continues, many scientists believe that the temperature of sea water has risen about two degrees since the beginning of the industrial age, and about one degree over the second half of 20th century. Scientists estimated that the rising ocean temperatures since the 1982�s El-Nino had been contributing to the severity of 1997/1998�s El-Nino, and then the rainforest fires throughout Sumatra and Kalimantan. If this trend continues, the effects would become increasingly severe.
Here in Indonesia, the global climate change could also raise sea levels along the islands and affect millions of people living in coastal areas. The climate change could bring about permanent changes in agricultural production that adversely affect our ability to feed ourselves. Scientists understand there are many causes for the global climate change. Some are natural phenomena, but the other are mostly man-made pollutions, such as deforestation and burning fossil fuels, Gasoline. In addition to automobiles and other consumer products, gasoline ( or crude oil ) is used mainly for Power Plant Energy.
Encouraging Renewable Energy and Energy Efficient Power Plant
In accordances with the Rio�s Summit and Agenda 21, Kyoto Protocol, Johannesburg�s Summit, and Bali High-Level Regional Meeting on Energy held in Nusa Dua from 21 to 24 December 2000, it is encouraged all around the world that every government should adopt energy efficiency measures by the use of incentives. In these cases, for example, a government can encourage state-owned enterprises and private companies, including Multinational Corporations ( MNCs), to use less polluted energy like geothermal gas, solar energy, and renewable energy power generation by means of tax holiday, import preferences, �carbon dioxide trading system�, and other measures.
There are many other ways to encourage businesses to invest in clean technology , such as eleminating tariff and non-tariff barriers for both equipments and services. For example, Unocal�s 165 MWatts geothermal power generation in gunung salak, west java, and BP�s $20 million dollar investment in solar energy project. Are these projects in effective operation now ? Offcourse, Clean energy will be good for us and all of the living things on earth. Have any idea on alternative clean energy, instead of gasoline or crude oil ? Please, bring it about .
Warm Regards : Ngurah
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