As members of the United Nations prepare to finalize a climate resolution in Paris in the following months, they met in a preemptive meeting here in New York to continue revising the resolution draft. Nell Greenfieldboyce, a radio journalist at NPR gave readers a brief insight into the issues being discussed in the U.N. representatives' forum (link below). The Paris resolution would represent the first time both developed and developing nations would pool ideas and resources to counter the mounting effects of adverse climate change.
This new attempt to formulate an effective answer to global warming comes from an unsuccessful plan to limit warming to 2 degrees Celsius annually from several years ago. Currently, the discussions touch on several questions, including how member nations will be held accountable for their promises and through what mechanism the plan will be financed. A plausible answer to the finance question seems to be a $100 billion package from the developed nations to set developing nations on the road to greener industrialization. However, much progress still has yet to be made as plans from several major nations, including Brazil and China, have yet to be reviewed.
Young Joon Kim
http://www.npr.org/2015/06/29/418641168/u-n-holds-climate-talks-in-new-york-ahead-of-paris-meeting
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