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Durban, the longest conference in the history of UN climate summits, has failed to result in an agreement that would limit the average global temperature increase to 2 degrees Celsius. Instead, it will permit an alarming rise of 4 degrees – moving us firmly into dangerous climate change territory.
There is, however, some good news from the conference, notably the creation of a new negotiating group, consisting of:
- the Least Developed Countries (LDC)
- the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
- the European Union (EU)
This group put forward some interesting proposals that, if applied, would keep the temperature rise below 2 degrees, suggesting that there is still hope indeed in the fight against catastrophic climate change.
