Chris Huhne reports Cancun progress

13.12.2010

Secretary for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne reported on the success of the Cancun Climate Conference upon returning to the UK.

He admitted that after a disappointing 2009 conference in Copenhagen, the UN’s objectives for the summit were more modest. He said:

“Our expectations were not just met, but exceeded. The conference agreed a series of linked decisions under both its tracks: the Kyoto Protocol, and the framework for reaching a new and more comprehensive agreement. Emissions reduction pledges made under the Copenhagen Accord, by both developed and developing countries, provided a valuable starting point and have been brought into the UN climate convention framework.

"We can now assess the overall policy pledges against the requirements of the science.”

The conference addressed the need to curb global climate change and other environmental issues including deforestation.

To read Chris Huhne’s full speech, click here.