Climate action must be accelerated at Doha talks, warns UN climate chief

RTCC: Recent reports from the World Bank and PwC warn the world is on course to warm by 6°C (Source: JC Mcllwaine/UN Photo) The latest round of UN climate talks must see concrete progress on a globally binding emissions deal if a 2°C temperature rise is to be avoided, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres has warned. In a final briefing document ahead of the COP18 talks in Doha, Figueres says securing a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol will be a vital stepping stone to a global...

URL: http://www.rtcc.org/climate-action-must-be-accelerated-at-doha-talks-warns-un-climate-chief/
Enclosure: http://unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/pr_20121121_pre_cop18.pdf