COP 15 closing press briefing

Briefing the press at the end of the two-week conference, Yvo de Boer said an accord has been reached that has significant elements, but that is not legally binding.

He described the accord as politically important, demonstrating a willingness to move forward. It brings together a diversity of countries that have put in place a letter of intent with the ingredients of an architecture for a response to climate change.

The key points of the accord include the objective to keep the maximum temperature rise to below 2 degrees Celsius; the commitment to list developed country emission reduction targets and mitigation action by developing countries for 2020; USD 30 billion short-term funding for immediate action till 2012 and USD 100 billion annually by 2020 in long-term financing, as well as mechanisms to support technology transfer and forestry.

The challenge now is to turn what is agreed into something that is legally binding in Mexico one year from now.

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[nonearthlychildren]

Another religious cult falls apart in the fact of COLD stark reality.

Good riddences.

[jeandb0]

Juta share the water runoff excesses and send it with canals by following same level curves to infiltrate it in underground spaces.

It keep the potential energie of water , it recharge the underground water table , it really developp the the life for every people and stop the wrong dream of the capitalism to believe more money is the only way to progress.The money is only a tool to exchange services and things.

[WilliamsStarseeker]

hey people enjoy the last happy Christmas before revolutions to reverse Climate catastrophe

[thefutureisvegan]

They were meant to make a good end last week and then get on with implementing the changes that the science demands. The "good start" was meant to have happened 20 years ago.

Nothing will be effective until the big polluting nations take off their blinkers and understand that this planet recognises no arbitrary human borders and politics and that we have a planetary emergency which required a massive and immediate response ten years ago.

[shellius]

WiliamsStarseeker -- the accord is operational. That means money pledged will get spread around to develooping countries. This has never happened before.

[shellius]

they came up with 23 billion dollars to give to poor countries to start adapting and changing technology so it wasn't a waste of time. They have a good start for the Mexico summit next year.

[thefutureisvegan]

Didn't the world meet in Brazil 20 years ago and decide what our so-called "leaders" decided again in Copenhagen. Where is the action that the threat of global warming demands?!?

[WilliamsStarseeker]

So a Copenhagen Accord, huh.

"Significant elements without legally binding."

Road to Mexico!?

Great, the future is optimistic lets get the future started then.

Starseeker Institution and other NGOs will take over then, revolutions after revolutions...