United Nations Climate Change negotiations open in Geneva
- 9 years ago
Top officials from almost 190 nations are in Geneva in an attempt to hammer out a potential deal on global warming.
Delegates at the United Nations Climate Change negotiations will aim to trim down a 37-page blueprint into a negotiating document.
The draft agreement was built on national plans for curbs on rising world greenhouse gas emissions. It’s hoped it can be finalised at a summit in Paris in December.
“This week we need to act with responsibility and ambition, I ask you to work with efficiency and a sense of compromise. We are part of the same team, this is not a competition amongst us, we are just one team for one planet,” said Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, president of the negotiations.
The conference gets underway just days after the World Meteorological Organisation said 2014 was the hottest year on record – part of a “warmng trend” set to continue.
Reaching an agreement between rich and developing nations is seen as one of the main hurdles.
Delegates at the United Nations Climate Change negotiations will aim to trim down a 37-page blueprint into a negotiating document.
The draft agreement was built on national plans for curbs on rising world greenhouse gas emissions. It’s hoped it can be finalised at a summit in Paris in December.
“This week we need to act with responsibility and ambition, I ask you to work with efficiency and a sense of compromise. We are part of the same team, this is not a competition amongst us, we are just one team for one planet,” said Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, president of the negotiations.
The conference gets underway just days after the World Meteorological Organisation said 2014 was the hottest year on record – part of a “warmng trend” set to continue.
Reaching an agreement between rich and developing nations is seen as one of the main hurdles.