A renewed commitment to tackling climate change through international law'
Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham has welcomed the outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 17) which concluded in Durban, South Africa on 11 December.
After two weeks of intense negotiations, the parties struck a deal which saw significant progress made on the UK鈥檚 most important aims for the conference.
Mr Bellingham said:
鈥溁使谔逵齛pp outcome at Durban has exceeded the expectations of many. We have a renewed commitment to tackling climate change through international law, and to helping the poorest countries respond. I congratulate all that were involved in the UK鈥檚 efforts in Durban.鈥�
皇冠体育app talks resulted in the adoption of a roadmap - the 鈥楧urban Platform鈥� - to a global legal agreement to tackle climate change, applicable to all parties, including the world鈥檚 largest emitters. Negotiations will begin early next year, and conclude no later than 2015.
皇冠体育app conference agreed to adopt a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, and to establish the Green Climate Fund to support developing countries in reducing their emissions and adapting to climate change.
皇冠体育app conference also recognised the global gap in ambition between the pledges made to reduce emissions and what is necessary to stay within the agreed target of keeping below 2 degrees of warming, and launched a work programme for increasing global ambition.