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Danish hosts re-launched U.N. climate talks on Thursday after the United States backed a $100 billion global fund to support poor countries and world leaders gathered for a final effort to reach a deal.
Ministers urged action as Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen dropped plans to present his own proposed draft texts which had stalled the process for more than 24 hours — developing countries had insisted everyone should be involved.
“The United States is prepared to work with other countries toward a goal of jointly mobilising $100 billion a year by 2020 to address the climate change needs of developing countries,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a news conference.
The European Union has proposed a $150 billion global fund, and the head of the African group of countries Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Wednesday supported climate aid for the world’s poorest of $100 billion. An agreement on a climate fund could add political drive to the U.N. talks which meant to agree a host of other measures on Friday, from saving rainforests to boosting carbon markets and stiffening global carbon emissions cuts.
Denmark’s Rasmussen removed one obstacle to the talks on Thursday, withdrawing his disputed plan to nominate small groups of countries to storm through complex texts littered with long lists of options. Negotiators have nearly run out of time to present world leaders with intelligible drafts to sign at the end of the Dec. 7-18 meeting.
“The conference is now at a critical juncture and we have now agreed how to proceed,” said Rasmussen. “We now rely on the willingness of all parties to take that extra step to make that deal that is expected of us.”
Earlier on Thursday prospects for a strong UN climate pact appeared remote at the climax of two-year talks as ministers and leaders blamed leading emitters China and the United States for a deadlock on carbon cuts. But ministers and leaders urged fresh urgency.
“Copenhagen is too important to fail,” China’s climate change ambassador Yu Qingtai said, adding that the presence of Premier Wen Jiabao, who arrived in Copenhagen on Wednesday evening, was proof of China’s commitment. “China is not interested in becoming a party to the efforts by some people to try to blame other countries for ’a failure’ at Copenhagen,” Yu said.
India’s environment minister Jairam Ramesh accused rich countries of planning a “propaganda campaign” to blame developing nations for any breakdown. Developing economies are expected to add almost all future growth in carbon emissions. “We are in the end game. It’s only a matter of time before the blame game starts,” said Ramesh.
Clinton said that any U.S. contribution to a global $100 billion fund for the world’s poor depended on developing nations standing behind their actions to curb growth in emissions under a new pact to replace the Kyoto Protocol after 2012.
Clinton said unless developing nations, specifically China, committed to transparency on their emissions curbs, a deal would fail.
Dozens of heads of state arrived in the Danish capital to address the Dec. 7-18 conference. The summit is meant to agree a global climate deal, as a basis for a legally binding treaty next year, to succeed the Kyoto Protocol after 2012, to avoid dangerous climate change and drive a greener global economy less dependent on fossil fuels.
This past May, Sebonack Golf Club in Southhampton, NY decided to enhance its environmentally conscious practices by fitting 39 of its 40 carts with solar panels. By doing so, it became the first U.S. golf course to implement solar technology for golf carts.
Sebonack decided to make the switch in the winter of 2008. Through a relationship with PGA Tour player Ernie Els, a major endorser of solar-powered carts, Sebonack owner Mike Pascucci decided that the switch was the right thing to do. Vice President Mark Hissey stated that the advantages of using the solar-powered carts are numerous. First they save about four dollars a day in energy costs and will significantly reduce carbon emissions. The course can also use a smaller fleet since the solar-powered carts will last 54 holes without a recharge compared to just 18 holes for a typical electric golf cart.
“Power costs are very expensive on Long Island,” said Pascucci. “We’re saving minimum two-thirds on the amount of electricity [being used]. Why not take advantage of the free solar power we have on Earth? I don’t know why everybody isn’t doing this.”
An energy study by the Golf Resource Group, a Phoenix-based firm, concluded that most golf courses use from 250,000 to 5 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually for operations. To put the higher number in layman’s terms, that’s the energy equivalent used in 278 – 2,500-square-foot houses.
Pascucci, knowing that eastern Long Island residents are concerned about conserving energy and protecting the environment, saw going solar as a way to cut costs without sacrificing high-quality service to the membership.
For Sebonack, going solar means a savings of $4 per day per cart. With 39 carts in operation, that’s nearly $160 per day. More important, the club estimates it will reduce its consumption from the electric grid by 50 to 75 percent.
The solar carts also help extend the life of the cart batteries. Because the sun constantly keeps the carts charged, the batteries last longer and don’t need to be replaced as often.
The potential savings are enormous, especially for facilities in year-round golf locales that heavily depend on golf carts for their day-to-day operations. Earlier this year, the Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course in Hong Kong became the first club in the world to outfit its entire fleet of golf carts with Solar Golf Cart Tops. The club estimates it will save $50,000 annually by making the switch.
