CARIMAC Times 2016: The JREAM Edition Journalists Reviving Awareness of what Matters | Page 166

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Lindo further reasoned that “the impacts of
climate change is not the same for all countries,”
though some countries play a greater role in
the destruction of the natural environment. He
also highlighted China and the United States
of America as major players in the lucrative
but unsustainable business of non-renewable
energy usage.
Lindo reiterated the point that warming should
be limited to temperatures below an increase
of one point five degrees Celsius. But for this
to happen, he said there has to be a “legally
binding agreement that is transparent, adheres
to science, ensures livelihood and results in
stronger review systems”.

Such an agreement was reached at the climate
conference (COP21) held in Paris, France, in
December of last year. But as Albert Daley, who
is principal technical director of the Ministry of
Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change
in Jamaica noted, while there is a global plan of
action in place, it still leaves much to be desired.
The agreement does not support Jamaica’s
call for a limit of one point five degree Celsius
warming. Instead, two degrees Celsius is the
limit that has been formally recognised.
Lindo further instructed that any solution agreed
upon has to also be applicable to all countries,
but sensitive to the differences of each.

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