Europe was willing to commit to a second period of the Kyoto Protocol but it had to be a balanced deal, European Union officials said in Cancun Friday.
A US expert on Thursday backed the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change as the best mechanism for global action to fight global warming.
This year will be the third warmest year on record since 1850, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in Cancun Friday.
The European Union is still hesitating over whether to extend the Kyoto Protocol after its first commitment period expires in 2012, while environmentalists are trying to save the only global carbon reduction regime.
The waste management sector is contributing 3 to 5 percent of global man-made greenhouse gas emissions, almost equivalent to current emissions from international aviation and shipping, according to a report released earlier today by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).
The two-week summit, which brings together more than 20,000 officials from nearly 200 countries and 10,000 non-governmental organizations, is taking place in Cancun, a coastal city in Mexico's eastern-most state, Quintana Roo, on the Yucatan Peninsula.
Data collected by the WMO, the specialized agency of the United Nations concludes that 2001-2010 has been the warmest 10-year period since the 1850s.
United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres on Friday denied the existence of a secret Mexican text, after rumors circulated at the two-week climate conference about a text that would allegedly end the Kyoto Protocol.
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Environmental integrity is a "burning topic" at the ongoing Cancun climate change conference, a top Chinese negotiator said Thursday.
Cities are both the culprits and victims of climate change, according to a new report from the World Bank released on Friday, but cities can play a major role in slowing down global warming.
The Chinese government believes that continuation of the Kyoto Protocol and commitment to its second period is a must for a balanced outcome for climate change negotiations.
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