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Knowing that governmental bodies are slow to reach agreements is not news, but being slow to reach agreements regarding the environment is even more detrimental than you think. Take the current situation at the U.N. as an example.

On December 12, 2007, it was announced at the U.N. conference on global warming that goals to slash global emissions by 25-40% have been met with a great deal of skepticism. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told reporters that setting those guidelines now “may be too ambitious.” He added, “Practically speaking, this will have to be addressed down the road.”

Unacceptable. “Down the road,” really? It doesn’t take a conspiracy theorist to figure out that he’s not suggesting a coffee date next week to solve this problem.

See, addressing carbon emissions has to be a priority. Not curbing them means that we will continue (and quite possibly, accelerate) the rate at which our planet is warming. Each day that governmental action is delayed means another day of warming.

So let’s be realistic. Your hands are pretty tied when it comes to forcing the U.N. to speed up its process . What you are very able to do, however, is to take matters into your own hands. Using YaTrips to ride with your friends helps the environment out today. Now. Immediately. No pesky laws to pass, no filibusters, no political agenda.

Don’t wait for the U.N. to get its act together on global warming, make an impact now. Let YaTrips help.

This entry was posted Thursday, December 13th, 2007 filed under: yatrips by kumar