AM - Opposition says Durban climate talks a major failure 12/12/2011

GREG HUNT: Unfortunately, what has occurred in Durban is a deferral until 2020. There was going to be an agreement in 2012 and then 2015. Now we have a possible agreement in 2020 way beyond the parameters of the carbon tax modelling.

Durban: Phew, planet saved. What's next? | Australian Climate Madness

Only in the fantasy world of UN climate negotiations could anyone seriously believe that agreeing a piece of paper that shifts money around will “save the planet”. OK, perhaps in the fantasy world of journalism as well.

Climate deal doesn't make things worse — or better - Connecticut Post

"Handing the problem to diplomats was one of the first failures," Dan Sarewitz, professor of science policy at Arizona State University, said in an email.

The idea that the global energy system could be decarbonized by anything other technological developments, driven to a large extent by national polices and businesses, "was never more than a delusion," Sarewitz said.
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"I salute the countries who made this agreement. They have all laid aside some cherished objectives of their own to meet a common purpose — a long-term solution to climate change," said U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres.