So, they did it, or did they? Ministers worked through the night in a desperate bid to salvage a new global climate deal to tackle climate change at the conference in Africa.
In a week in which India, China and the US had consistently taken a hard line in opposition to proposals for action to curb global emissions and continue/adhere to the Kyoto legacy, it appears that the strong sense of urgency from other nations has brought them round to a legally binding commitment.
So in it's simplest form Durban achieved it's goal - to bring the key polluters, players and stakeholders round a table and agree on a set agenda to tackle global climate change - the barometer of success, as ever, will be who will stick to it 6months, 1year and 5 years down the line...
Check out the following websites and blogs to get involved and offer your insight:
In a week in which India, China and the US had consistently taken a hard line in opposition to proposals for action to curb global emissions and continue/adhere to the Kyoto legacy, it appears that the strong sense of urgency from other nations has brought them round to a legally binding commitment.
So in it's simplest form Durban achieved it's goal - to bring the key polluters, players and stakeholders round a table and agree on a set agenda to tackle global climate change - the barometer of success, as ever, will be who will stick to it 6months, 1year and 5 years down the line...
Check out the following websites and blogs to get involved and offer your insight:
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16131111
http://www.economist.com/blogs/newsbook/2011/12/climate-change-0?fsrc=rss - http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/dec/09/durban-climate-change-talks-cop17-live
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2011/dec/10/durban-climate-change-conference-2011-global-climate-talks
- http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21273-climate-summit-ends-with-promise-for-a-deal-in-2020.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=environment
- http://www.economist.com/blogs/newsbook/2011/12/un-summit-climate-change?fsrc=rss
- http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2011/12/climate-change
