Representing the third world countries, we feel that we can not take direct action to reduce the effects of global warming due to the impracticality of our economic situation. At the summit we hope to reach a consensus that global warming does, in fact, exist however we don’t have the fiscal means necessary to remedy the problem. Our main goal here is to unify the third world countries under one voice to make a larger impact upon the first world administrators.

• Definition: The overall increase in the earth’s temperature due to the trapping of heat energy within the atmosphere by a buildup of greenhouse gases, such as: carbon dioxide, methane, CFCs and nitrous oxide. (personal contact, Montague 00)

• The levels of greenhouse gases have increased exponentially since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.
• The burning of fossil fuels, due to industrial processes, and transportation, are the main contributors to the increase of carbon dioxide emissions. Deforestation reduces the photosynthetic processes that utilize carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

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• Coal and oil mining, wetlands, rice cultivation, sewage, livestock production and fermentation release large amounts of methane into the atmosphere.

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• Nylon production has caused a steady increase in nitrous oxide emissions.

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• The level of Chloroflourocarbons (CFCs) in the atmosphere; created by the manufacturing of plastics, aerosol products, and cooling systems, have actually decreased since the late 1980s. Nonetheless, CFCs are still considered a major component of greenhouse gases since they remain in the atmosphere for a long time.

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• A increase in the mean global temperature will have devastating effects on third world populations. It is speculated that this increase in temperature will cause the polar ice caps to melt raising the sea level up to three feet (Montague 00). A large portion of the third world population would be susceptible to severe flooding due to the coastal locations of these countries (World Atlas 83). Not only are dangerous sea levels eminent but a change in precipitation, climate changes and insect migration would be detrimental to crop production, disease control, and other related health implications (Gelbspan 00). As a result of these environmental perturbations, more money will be needed for natural disaster relief (personal contact, Godby 00).
• Higher temperatures will breed a greater increases in energy consumption because there will be more of a need for cooling apparatuses, such as air conditioners (New York Times 98). This causes a counter effect in which more greenhouse gases will be generated from the increased amount of energy consumption.
• To ensure that changes in environmental policies are enforced, a mandated or larger governmental control would have to be implemented. As a result of these economic stresses, political instability or even Coups d’etats would follow (Smith 00).
• The effects of global climate change will considerably alter the lifestyles of future generations. The first world countries will experience a lowered standard of living stemming from the massive immigration of environmental refugees out of third world countries (National Policy Analysis #194, 1998). In addition, first world countries will experience a drastic increase in beer prices due to the introduction of alcohol burning automobiles.

• Members of third world countries consist of Asia (excluding Japan), all of Africa, Latin and South America (excluding Brazil).
• Third world countries are characterized as being less developed than industrialized free-market countries of the first world countries, by their rural social structure, as the poorest in terms of income per head of population, and as having a high natality. Third world countries tend not to be in temperate zones. Historically, indigenous populations of third world countries have been raped by Eurovillain tyrannical influences (The Hutchinson Encyclopedia 00).
• The standard of living is relatively low in comparison to first world countries in terms of income and resource use. To illustrate this point, income levels of third world countries are 18 times less than first world countries, which is $12,500 annually (The Hutchinson Encyclopedia 00). Population is directly proportional to standard of living, hence third world countries’ higher population contributes to their lower standard of living (Third World Network 98).
• Economic instability reigns supreme and without aid from first world countries we are stagnant economically.
• Responsibility for the problem lies solely with the first world nations. In addition, third world countries do not possess the financial and technological means to abate the issue of global warming.
• Since global climate change is one problem with several harmful effects such as severe tropical storms with flooding and drought that can negatively effect the people of third world countries we are willing to make changes with respect to the environment. However these actions would have to be subsidized by first world countries.
• Concerns for future generations do not outweigh those for the present generation. We face other pressing social problems such as: disease, hunger, poverty and lack of educkasion.

• It is in the best interest of all members of the third world countries to form a coalition in order for the voice of our people to be heard.
• Allow first world countries to implement environmentally friendly industrial and technological equipment.
• First world nations need to provide third world nations with monetary funds in order to grow tree farms, which would reduce carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.
• First world countries allocate the necessary resources for environmental education programs to be implemented in our school systems in hopes of promoting awareness.
• We can ill afford more futile attempts by leaders of the first world to subdue us with their lies about financial support to our countries.

• With the world uniting as one to resolve the problem of global climate change, it is essential that the third world countries express one voice. By creating a Coalition of Third World Countries (CTWC), one voice will hale the needs of every third world country. First world countries need to be convinced that their involvement is crucial to the success of future generations in under-developed countries. It will be in the best interest of the developed world to support such action. In theory, by uniting each individual third world country’s effort to reduce the effects of global climate change, and enhance the status of third world countries a greater impact will result. The ultimate mission of the CTWC is to provide immediate assistance to those countries in dire need. Secondly, the CTWC is to regulate the involvement of developed countries and ensure that it is assistance, improvement, and equality that is being implemented, not a hidden act of tyranny.