Saturday, 11 December 2010

POVERTY: UN CANCUN CLIMATE DEAL

THINGS ACHIEVED Fund to channel money from the West to developing nations
Formal recognition that current emissions pledges need to rise
A framework on paying countries not to cut down their forests

THINGS NOT ACHIEVED
Deeper emissions cuts
Mechanisms for negotiating deeper emission cuts
Deciding on the legal status of any new global agreement
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11975470

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