Agreement with minima in Lima on CO2 emissions reduction commitments

Applause to greet the end of the 20th conference of the UN climate change meeting in the capital of Peru. The Court approved in the snatch on Sunday the basic elements of a future global climate treaty. It must be concluded during the great Paris conference late 2015.

"Let me tell you that this text is not perfect, but he respects the positions of all parties and we all win, without exception," said the Peruvian Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar-Vidal.

An agreement which is not enough for these environmentalists who expect more commitments and clearly defined funding for the fight against global warming as the representative of WWF explains this: "We came here surfing a wave of optimism driven by the US ads and China. We had a lot of good news coming from Latin American countries on renewable energy, protection of forests. And now we have a weak text and an incredibly difficult road to Paris if want to have a good global agreement. "

The commitments of each country must be given by the end of March 2015, the South expect the best financial guarantees to embark on the reduction of CO2 emissions.

Objective: an overall reduction in emissions of 40 to 70% by 2050: an absolute necessity to achieve limited to 2 ° C rise in temperature of our little blue planet.