Armin Hohenadler

Other commentators spoke of a positive spirit of negotiation and paving the way for an agreement in Cancun. [10] The outcome of the summit was an agreement adopted by the States Parties, which called for a large „Green Climate Fund“ as well as a „climate technology centre and network“. It expects a second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol. The agreement also recognises the need to drastically reduce global greenhouse gas emissions in order to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions in order to keep the increase in global average temperature below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, and that there is an urgent need for the Parties to take action to achieve this long-term objective, in accordance with science and on the basis of equity; and recognizes the need to take into account, in the first revision, a reinforcement in relation to an average increase in global temperature of 1.5°C. The agreement also notes that the fight against climate change requires a paradigm shift towards building a low-carbon society. The agreement recognises that climate change poses an urgent and potentially irreversible threat to human societies and planets, and that there is an urgent need for all parties to address. It reaffirms that climate change is one of the main challenges of our time and that all parties must share a vision of long-term cooperative action in order to achieve the objective of the Convention, including the achievement of a global goal. It recognizes that global warming is scientifically verified and that most of the increase in global average temperatures observed since the mid-twentieth century is most likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations, as the IPCC indicates in its Fourth Progress Report. The agreement calls on rich countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, as promised by the Copenhagen Accord, and developing countries must plan to reduce their emissions. The New York Times described the deal as both a „big step forward,“ with international negotiations having stumbled in recent years, and „quite modest“ because it didn`t require the changes scientists say are necessary to avoid dangerous climate change. [15] John Vidal criticized in The Guardian that the Cancun agreements do not play a leadership role, did not specify how to finance the proposed climate fund, and did not indicate that countries should „reach their peak“ within ten years and reduce them quickly in order to give a chance to avoid warming. .

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