NEWS OVERVIEW
by Kim Chaix
Cancun in 5 easy pieces
Below you’ll find a selection of articles from around the world reporting on the outcome of Cancun, which you probably all know by now.
If you don’t, the short version is:
1. All major economies commit to greenhouse gas cuts.
2. A $100 billion fund was approved for Climate Change mitigation and adaptation for developing countries, though no funding mechanism was agreed upon.
3. A framework was established for the verification of emissions by all major economies.
4. The future of the Kyoto Protocol is left in limbo after its expiration date at the end of 2012.
5. The Cancun agreements are perceived as a victory for multi-lateralism and a validation for the UN in particular.
La revue de presse
Grist.org (US enviro blog): The Cancun compacts: Nations of world choose hope in face of climate crisis
The Guardian (UK): A muted cheer for Cancun agreement
The New York Times (US): A Near-Consensus Decision Keeps U.N. Climate Process Alive and Moving Ahead
Xinhua (Official China news agency): Cancun conference a success: head of China delegation
Le Monde (France): Cancun : une timide avancée qui restaure “la confiance dans le multilatéralisme”
El Pais (España): Cancún da otra oportunidad al clima
What the nay-sayers say
But the piece that really caught our eye was an editorial by the Wall Street Journal on Saturday which all but sealed the coffin on multi-lateralism and a UN-brokered solution to Climate Change in Cancun. We couldn’t find a link to the piece on the Journal’s website, so we’ve jpg-ed it here.
The reason we’ve chosen to share the nay-sayer’s perspective is because that US remains a major emitter of greenhouse gases and there exists a powerful lobby of Climate Change-deniers that have grown increasingly confident since the sweep by Republicans in the recent November mid-term elections.
To be fair, the opinion piece was written before an accord was announced Saturday morning. But the larger points raised deserve further scrutiny.
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Thanks for all these steps achieved in the history of man kind.
When will all these steps come down for visible implementation, because all these wonderful agreements could be justified helping or failure when implemented.
Following up on the WSJ OpEd referenced above, Media Matters, a US media watchdog organization, has revealed an embarrassing internal email sent by a FOX News executive directing journalist to question the veracity of increased global temperatures.
Ruppert Murdoch owns the WSJ and FOX News.
You can read the story here: http://mediamatters.org/blog/201012150004
Kim