Christian Aid’s Cancun briefing

Christian Aid has produced a Cancun briefing which calls for the following:

 Kyoto protocol- the continuation of the Kyoto protocol ( as well as an amendment to it to be adopted at Cancun to avoid a gap between periods)

 Finance- developed countries (including Ireland) to honour their pledges to provide ‘new and additional’ short term financing between 2010-2012. This finance is crucial to restoring trust between wealthy north and impoverished south.

 Leadership form the EU (emissions cuts of at least 40% by 2020)

 Support for those calling for warming to be limited to less than 1.5%

 A co-ordinated package of COP decisions under the LCA track, which will coexist with the Kyoto protocol

Christian Aid’s Cancun briefing can be found at the following link – http://www.christianaid.org.uk/resources/policy/climate_change.aspx