
In fact this new summit, following the failure of Copenhagen (Denmark), seeks to emulate the is known about a package of immediate actions in financing, adaptation and verification mechanisms, which slow down global environmental pollution. However, do not expect great results, because the world powers like the United States, refuse to reduce their greenhouse gases. Another topic for discussion will concerning the transfer of technology from rich countries to developing nations ..
addition to delegates, are also present about 25 thousand activists of nongovernmental organizations, social and environmental organizations that do their thing sidelines of the Summit. In fact, the Center for the field study Mexico, who called the Summit and the Conference of the Parties states that "developed countries will not advertise other engagement mechanisms emissions of greenhouse gases. What they will announce a program called RED which is expected to remain the South standing forests to developed countries can afford. "
Likewise the United Nations Organization (UNO), asked that this time there concrete results in the Cancun climate because climate change is accelerated and the time for decisions has arrived. The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, said that "we must not give to the siren song of climate skeptics, the facts prove exactly the opposite, and all scientists agree that climate change occurs at an accelerated pace. " Meanwhile
Latin America has also expressed skepticism at the Cancun summit, Bolivia, will defend the position of the people in favor of Nature, in fact submit the resolutions of the First World Peoples Conference on Climate Change, held in April happened in Cochabamba. While Venezuela supports the idea that countries should take steps to ensure that global warming does not exceed 1.5 degrees over the next 10 years. While Argentina For its part, will focus on the technological changes necessary to avoid climate change damages do not affect the labor force. Ecuador has indicated that support the mechanism Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) and called for other countries also adhere to the proposal. And the hosts Mexico has indicated that it would wait to powerful nations worry even think and act seriously against climate change.
On the other hand, the chief negotiator of the European Commission, German Artur Runge-Metzger, days before the summit did relatively crude diagnostic mentioned that "If Cancun does not generate a strong agreement that advances the fight against climate change I think (negotiations at the UN) is at risk of becoming irrelevant in the eyes of the world. He also alluding that if this process is not effective, people will not show any support and that would create a terrible indifference.
The Fact:
According to the International Red Cross in 2009, by extreme weather conditions, there were about natural disaster that left 320 dead and 139 8.700 million homeless.
More info?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/noticias/2010/11/101126_mexico_cambio_climatico_cancun_claves_irm.shtml
http://www.cumbrescambioclimatico.org/