The Guardian published a nice article on the outcome of the Durban climate change conference, in the form of questions and answers on what happend before, what the participants agreed on and what will happen next. It gives a short overview over a really sensitive issue.
In a last minute compromise, the participants agreed on setting up a new agreement on cutting down greenhouse gas emissions. For the first time developed as well as developing countries are included. The agreement is supposed to come into force in 2020. Furthermore this agreement should also be legally binding, making it more difficult for governments to just 'wriggle out' of the treaty. However, the exact goals of how far emission will be reduced are not yet clear and further negotiations will take place until 2015. Therefore it remains to be seen how efficient this agreement will really be.
Read this article online:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/dec/11/durban-questions-and-answers
The Guardian also has several other articles on the conference in Durban:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/durban-climate-change-conference-2011
And this is the official website of COP17/CPM7 in Durban:
http://www.cop17-cmp7durban.com/
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