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Committee: UNEP Topic Area A: Climate Change Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Delegate: Miguel Carracedo Climate change is probably one of the most important and alarming problems in the world, not only on the environmental stand point of life but also socially, politically and economically as well. The problem his not only affecting life in general, but also it has changed the way we live and has taught us how should we use our natural resources; although some countries didn't learn the lesson. However some countries are more responsible in the cause of global warming. it is still unfair to blame it on one general cause of the climate change, like: greenhouse gas and air pollution. But, an increase in the population will carry the expansion of the industry to attend all their needs. In many countries, the cheapest way to support these industries is through the use of coal. Coal contributes more than any other fossil fuel to global warming because of its carbon dioxide emission. The use of contaminating substances like this one and several other are the reason for global warming and therefore climate change. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), being home to the second largest tropical rainforest in the world, The Congo River Basin, takes these matters into extreme account. Knowing that this crisis is staggering, the DRC feels as though global awareness needs to first be changed locally. Therefore as being a signee of the Environmental Modification Agreement, DRC realizes the health of the Congo River Basin is extremely important and significant. DRC will partake in any efforts to help prevent and more change in the climate. Also as the DRC is an extreme victim of international logging companies, who actually force foraging tribes to sell their part of the rainforest, the awareness of this issue needs to grow on the global scale as well. There are many steps in which the DRC, must take in order to address this issue appropriately and dynamically. On a basic level, DRC must inform the whole country of the problems with climate change and also the risks that the world continues to take and who it will affect the future. Another step that should be taken is decreasing the amount of carbon dioxide emitted from transportation and the industry. Although DRC is still part of the developing industry, transportation that would allow for "carpooling", reducing the output of carbon dioxide should be considered. The Congo suggests to the UN to limit the amount of coal being used in everyday life and in the industrial world. Coal produces more carbon dioxide than any other source of energy or fossil fuel. Therefore simultaneously reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. These steps will promote the awareness of the issue in the DRC, and secure the future health of the world. Commitee: UNEP Topic Area B: Renewable Energy Country: Democratic republic of the Congo Delegate: Beth Clark Energy is an issue of ever increasing importance in our society. The battle for the development of renewable energy sources is affecting nations all over the world. As they are all infinite, renewable energy is essentially a sustainable form of energy. With most of the world energy coming from biomass sources, our choices in energy are leading to pollution and global warming. Renewable energy basically indicates the use of natural resources to create energy. Solar power, wind power and hydropower are all examples of renewable energy sources. Renewable energy has been used for five generations, however due to the low cost of fossil fuels; developed countries currently favor the usage of non-renewable energy sources, notably crude oil, coal, and natural gas. Renewable is often dismissed as expensive and unreliable, even though it is capable of becoming the sole form of energy used on the planet. The low cost of fossil fuels means that historically, it has been hard for renewable energy to gain popularity. Today, biomass is the main source of energy for most undeveloped African countries, accounting for more than two-thirds of Africa’s total energy consumption, most of this consumption occurring in sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa). Energy is retrieved from agricultural and animal residues, and through firewood collection. Collection of firewood is the most popular form of biomass energy, and also happens to be the most dangerous for the environment. It is also causing major deforestation in the majority of African nations, which can threaten the survival of rural communities. It is important for the world to develop renewable energy sources, before we are forced to by the depletion of fossil fuels, and other non-renewable sources we currently favor. This issue will rapidly begin to affect countries all around the world, regardless of their social, economical and political states. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is in danger of becoming a victim to its energy source. In order to avoid becoming trapped by deforestation, and the depletion of other non-renewable energy sources, countries need to start planning a course of action to take when their energy source does begin to fail them. If countries don’t start to develop alternate energy sources, they will inevitably reach a situation of crisis that could cause violence in the mass public. However, in order to develop new energy sources, the Congo also has to improve its education, because as little as one percent of the public ever reach higher level education. In countries such as the Congo, the issue is much larger than simply energy; it expands into education, the economy, and essentially the structure of the country. Renewable energy is an issue that is becoming increasingly urgent to our society. Eventually, all countries will have to transition from non-renewable, to renewable energy sources, but for some nations, such as the Congo, this issue is much more than a simple problem. To develop alternate energy sources, Congo will have to organize the entire structure of the nation, something that will take effort, honesty, trust and essentially a lot of time. Bibliography: • • • • “Renewable Energy”. November 2007. 12/02/08. Unknown, Author. "Renewable Energy Sources." Energy Information Administration - EIA - Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government. 14 Feb. 2008 <http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/renewable/renewable.html>. “WWF - Renewable energy sources." WWF - The Local to Global Environmental Conservation. 16 Aug. 2007. 14 Feb. 2008 <http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/climate_change/solutions/energy _solutions/renewable_energy/index.cfm>. "Renewable Energy Sources." Energy Information Administration - EIA - Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government. 14 Feb. 2008 <http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts "Renewable Energy Basics(Index)." Union of Concerned Scientists. 5 Aug. 1925. 14 Feb. 2008 <http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/renewable_energy_basics/>.