Reuters (December 14)
The world finally “learned its lesson and got a climate deal.” The victory in Paris “was an agreement born from a fear of failure, delivered by the smoothness of French diplomacy.” Remarkably, it took place just six years after “countries had bitterly walked away from global climate talks in Copenhagen without a deal.”
Tags: Agreement, Climate deal, Copenhagen, Diplomacy, France, Paris, Victory, World
The Independent (August 31)
2010 “has been the hottest in recorded history…yet the world dithers and looks away.” Since the “deep disappointment” of Copenhagen, the momentum to stop climate change has been lost. The Independent supports an EU agreement to “raise the levels of cuts in CO2 emissions by 2020 from the 20% already agreed to 30%.” By doing so, European leaders may help refocus world attention in preparation for the Cancun climate summit.
Tags: Cancun, Climate change, CO2, Copenhagen, EU
