Durban Result... sort of

Hello Readers,

I am traveling this week, so I don't have the opportunity to do a proper post. However, I thought it was important to note the minor progress made at the end of the Durban conference.

The New York Times reported:

"Then, in an early-morning huddle on Sunday on the floor of the conference, the American team came up with the language that finally persuaded India to accept the legal character of any future agreement, simply by rearranging a few words."

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"The delegates agreed only to begin negotiations with a deadline of 2015 to produce a new agreement to take effect in 2020. There is no certainty about what will be in such an agreement, and no confidence that the United States Senate will ratify it. But those are problems for another day."

Check out the information on the articles: Climate Talks in Durban Yield Limited Agreement and U.S. Envoy Relieved by Climate Talks’ Outcome.

I'll try to catch up with more information prior to the end of the year.

~Sean Diamond