 For the first time since the ratification of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 20 years ago, all countries have accepted the idea of a global and legally binding treaty that would limit the emission of greenhouse gasses. This agreement was reached after an intensive marathon of negotiations at the Durban climate conference. After the Copenhagen failure and the minimal Cancun agreement, the negotiations at Durban have made progress on three main points: the renewal of the Kyoto-protocol after 2012, a roadmap to establish a new binding treaty in 2020 and a mechanism to make the Green Climate Fund operational. But is this progress sufficient given the enormous climate change challenge? Or is it merely a diversion? |
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