India, Dec. 2 -- If the world is serious about addressing climate change it will have to immediately start moving out of fossil fuel technologies.

A visitor to the Congrescentrum would never guess it, but there is only one reason why we are here: the Western model of economic development which is heavily dependant on carbon-based fossil fuels has turned out not to be such a good idea after all, and we need an alternative. Fast.

As this issue of Equity Watch shows quite clearly, if the world is serious about addressing climate change, it will have to immediately start moving out of fossil fuel technology to renewable technology. That fact is undeniable, and is being pushed by many environmental groups at this meeting. It also has the sup...