CLIMATE CHANGE

 "Global warming is not a tale" 

Acrylic & silver leaf on canvas, 
100X100 cm.

Global warming is not a tale (El calentamiento global no es cuento) © 2012 BiodiversidART, by Norma Núñez
"Global warming has become perhaps the most complicated issue facing world leaders. Warnings from the scientific community are becoming louder, as an increasing body of science points to rising dangers from the ongoing buildup of human-related greenhouse gases — produced mainly by the burning of fossil fuels and forests."
"For almost two decades, the United Nations has sponsored annual global talks, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, an international treaty signed by 194 countries to cooperatively discuss global climate change and its impact. The conferences operate on the principle of consensus, meaning that any of the participating nations can hold up an agreement."
 "The United Nations conference on climate change in Cancún, Mexico (2010), produced only modest achievements but ended with the toughest issues unresolved. The package that was approved, known as the Cancún Agreements, set up a new fund to help poor countries adapt to climate changes, created new mechanisms for transfer of clean energy technology, provided compensation for the preservation of tropical forests and strengthened the emissions reductions pledges that came out of the U.N. climate change meeting in Copenhagen in 2009. The conference approved the agreement over the objections of Bolivia, which condemned the pact as too weak. But those protests did not block its acceptance. Delegates from island states and the least-developed countries warmly welcomed the pact because it would start the flow of billions of dollars to assist them in adopting cleaner energy systems and adapting to inevitable changes in the climate, like sea rise and drought. But where the promised aid from wealthy nations -$100 billion- would come from, was left unresolved." 

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ARTE FIGURATIVO: PAISAJE -

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PINTANDO EL MAR, LA ISLA Y MAS ALLÁ -

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