UNFCCC Press Release Summary

greenearth take The glass is half full not half empty. International consensus on the toughest global challenge of all time is a long hard battle. Copenhagen brought the largest polluters and the most needy states to the next level. Tourism was not directly affected. The Accord gives a basis for our sector to match government commitments over the next four decades with a serious start now

UN SG Ban Ki-moon “an essential beginning; Climate Change is the permanent leadership challenge of our time & world leaders must remain engaged.”

UNFCCC DG Yvo DeBoer “ambitions must be raised significantly: the challenge is now to turn what we have agreed politically in Copenhagen into something real, measurable & verifiable”.