COP16/CMP6 - Climate Change deal reached in Cancun, Mexico

The delegates to the COP16/CMP6, Mexico 2010 has reached a deal on Climate Change. The "Cancum Agreements" approved by consensus at the plenary session of the 2010 Climate Change conference COP16/CMP6 during the early hours of December 11, 2010 (precisely between 05:00 and 06:00) according to the information on the ECOTWEET information page on the official website of Mexico 2010 COP16/CMP6.

All participating nations and delegates were reported to have signed the agreement with the exception of South American nation of Bolivia, whose delegates considered the deal to fall short of their expectations. They considered the emission cuts not tough enough to stop global warming and prevent its consequences on the developing countries, particularly the small island states. They also consider the deal as a postponement of discussion on what happens next after Kyoto Protocol, the only existing legally binding deal on climate change. Bolivian Ambassador Pablo Solon said "For us, this

is not a step forward. It is a step back, because what is being done here is postponing without limit the discussion on the Kyoto Protocol,"

Most world leaders and environmental groups have expressed satisfaction with the new Cancun Deal, considering it as a progress, albeit not going to far enough, in the right direction towards solving climate change problems. concerning the deal, the Mexican President, Mr. Felipe Calder�n, said "It begins a new era of cooperation in climate change. They are the first steps in this long and renewed campaign,". He went further to say: "Confidence is back, hope has returned to the fight against climate change and in many other matters that require hope and trust in the face of our global problems." For the speech of President Calder�n regarding the newly adopted Cancun Agreements go to: Calcun Agreements' Speech

Ms. Christiana Figueres, the Executive Secretary of the United Nation's framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) , said the results of the Cancun meeting had "reignited" hope in climate change talks. She said "Nations have shown they can work together under a common roof, to reach consensus on a common cause. They have shown that consensus in a transparent and inclusive process can create opportunity for all,"

Mr. Chris Huhne, the UK Secretary of State for Climate Change and Energy, said the proposals did not give everybody everything they wanted but it was progress. "We've made much more progress than anybody expected only weeks. We have real commitments to reductions of greenhouse gases both by developed and developing countries." he said.

Mr. Jaram Ramesh, Indian Environment Minister, said that the outcome of the Cancun conference is "acceptable" to India. He also stated that the BASIC or G4 countries (comprising of Brazil, India, china and South Africa) were "very happy" with the text of the Cancun Agreements.

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The new deal has both the rich and the poor nations agreeing to making collective efforts to fight global warming by all committing to cutting greenhouse gases emissions. A fund ($100 billion) will also be created by the rich countries to help developing nations deal with global warming through developing sustainable developments in their respective countries. Delegates also approved the creation of the forestry program Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) to facilitate the flow of resources to communities dedicated to forest conservation.

The Cancun Agreements, which may henceforth be referred to as "Cancun Accord" has been approved by the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-Term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA), the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) and the Conference of Parties (COP).

The full text of the draft Cancun agreements (or the Cancun accord) is now available as html document: Cancun Climate Change Deal (draft html) or as PDF document: Cancun Climate Change Draft Accord (pdf). To open the PDF file you will need download the Adobe Acrobat Reader

COP17/CMP7 will be held in South Africa from November 28 to December 9, 2011, while the COP18/CMP8 is slated for between November 28 to December 9, 2012 in South Korea.

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