Journal 23

Being able to go into a meeting at the UN hosted by the World Energy Forum, has helped me to get a better look into the subject I have given myself this week for study.

In this meeting, many of the attending countries spoke about their current predicaments and achievements concerning energy. While it was not always in a positive light in which they spoke, many simply did not mention the positive aspects of their countries endeavors. For example, Costa Rica spent most of its allotted 7 minutes talking about the serious role that deforestation has taken on its country. Yet, what the Ambassador of Costa Rica did not mention, was that the country is now 93% reliant on Hydro-powered electricity. That is an incredible amount of “green” energy.

In an endeavor to keep energy a serious issue, the positive aspects are sometimes overlooked. This was pointed out by the Chairman of the meeting and in fact, has been mentioned in several of the meetings I have attended in the last 2 months. I feel it is important to stress this fact and mention just how much positive change is being made. The collective efforts of thousands on the behalf of billions is a staggering reality that is often times over-looked.