“Crucial” climate summit begins in Peru

*The problem for U.S. politics is that much of the data discussed at the summit rely heavily on science. You could expect many of the agreements reached in Peru to face stiff opposition in congress. VL

By EFE/Fox News Latino

The climate change summit that began here Monday will be “historic for Peru and crucial for the world,” Peruvian Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar Vidal said.

The U.N. 20th Conference on Climate Change, or COP20, in which more than 10,300 delegates from 195 countries are taking part, was opened by the chair of the COP19, Poland’s Marcin Korolec, who handed over that responsibility to the Peruvian.

“We want this COP to provide a solid foundation for the new global climate accord. We want all countries without exception to agree on the data presented in order to show our commitment to the reduction of emissions … ”

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[Photo by UNclimatechange/Flickr]

 

 

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