Europe Saving The World

 Summary:
The European Union recently has struck deal which was the most important since its foundation 50 years ago. The 27 EU-Nations goals are to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions 20% by 2020 from their 1990 level.

The plan they have made is to change the type of energy they are currently using to use renewable or alternative sources such as water, air, tidal power and bio-fuels. Europe is trying to make changes by the year 2010 which will be done by reducing the carbon emissions in any way possible. Every power station will have a carbon capture and storage technology which eliminates carbon emission virtually. Biofuel will be a great alternative for the energy, and Europeans are planning to grow plants on all idle lands, and this will cover 10% of all petrol by 2020.

The only problem is that it is not easy to achieve all this because there will be many obstacles. The price of renewable energy is expensive and the production of the energy will cause environmental problems. Another huge impact would be on the European business field. The coal and steel community is the main European Economic Community but it produces high carbon emissions. In order to find a solution each European country will try to find another source that won’t affect the economy. France for example is depending on nuclear power in a wide range. Nuclear energy can be a substitute because it does not produce carbon emissions. And this future plan is working well and it is rising in Europe nowadays.

 Main Idea:
The article talks about the efforts of the EU where they are trying to make their country cleaner by lowering their carbon emissions. Also it talks about how they can grow their own fuel and how to stop using imported petrol.

 Comment:
In my point of view I think this article is good because it tells us that some countries are doing their best to overcome global warming. It also let us know that the UN is trying to help the case by making agreements. However, the EU should work harder to reduce the carbon emissions by much higher than 20%.

And I’d like to learn more about the Kyoto agreement and how they will be able to make it work. I also want to learn about the plan of the EU to save the world from global warming.