PARIS, COP 21 AGREEMENT.

It has been ages since I posted here on my blog, but here is my two cents on the COP21 Agreement.

''It would be sad, and I dare say even catastrophic, were particular interests to prevail over the common good and lead to manipulating information in order to protect their own plans and projects.'' Pope Francis at UNEP, Nairobi prior to COP 21.



Excerpt from Guardian Online:

Loss and Damage: Page 25 of the COP 21 Agreement,

“Parties recognize the importance of averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including extreme weather events and slow onset events, and the role of sustainable development in reducing the risk of loss and damage.”

Melissa Eddy, Berlin correspondent:

This is the first time the term “loss and damage” has been included in an international agreement, meeting a demand from smaller, island countries for acknowledgement of their suffering from the effects of climate change. Although the language stops short of mentioning liability – opposed by more heavily polluted industrialized nations – it is still considered a significant step toward recognition of the damage that results from rising global temperatures.