Calentamiento Global: Los Pequeños Pasitos Varsovianos (Altavoz)

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Luego de dos semanas de intensas discusiones, este sábado terminó en Varsovia la Conferencia de las Partes Número 19 (COP 19 por sus siglas en inglés), el máximo órgano de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre Cambio Climático.

Estas COPs son eventos significativos no solo porque en ellas se discuten los acuerdos de la Convención en sí, sino además porque generalmente reúnen a entre 10 y 15 mil delegados que aprovechan la ocasión para influenciar las agendas legítimas, hacer lobbying, o simplemente hacer pantomimas aprovechando el despliegue masivo de la prensa internacional.

Como era de esperarse, esta COP 19 fue más bien mediocre y no arrojo grandes resultados. Se avanzó bien sobre los procesos de negociación que eventualmente podrían llevar a decisiones para combatir seriamente al cambio climático, pero no se tomó ninguna decisión de fondo. Es decir, los países se pusieron de acuerdo sobre cómo se discutirán las decisiones en sí.....

Entre éstas, se consolidó la “Plataforma de Durban” (una Hoja de Ruta más), el Fondo Verde para el Clima (un hipotético Fondo para financiar actividades contra el cambio climático), y se acordaron las fechas límites para lograr un acuerdo sobre las reducciones de emisiones por deforestación, entre otras.

En resumen, se patea la pelota hacia adelante, con la esperanza de que se logren acuerdos finales en la reunión de Paris del 2015 (“COP 21”);  mientras tanto, la presión aumenta para que la reunión intermedia entre Varsovia y Paris permita agarrar al toro por las astas y asegurar que en Paris finalmente se decidan los mecanismos eficaces que reemplacen al Protocolo de Kioto.

No hay que olvidar, sin embargo un pequeño detalle que nos concierne sobremanera: esa reunión intermedia o COP 20 se llevara a cabo en Lima en el 2014. ¿Estaremos listos para ser los anfitriones?

Mientras tanto, el calentamiento global continúa cobrando vidas, destruyendo glaciares, elevando costos, y poniendo en serio riesgo nuestro futuro y el de nuestros hijos y nietos. Algunos dicen ¡Vivan las COPs! aunque para muchos no son otra cosa que la falsa sensación de que estamos haciendo algo útil. Ladran los perros Sancho, es señal de que avanzamos.

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