UNFCC Paris 2015: the meaning of success

A few weeks ago, in accordance with its commitment made under the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC), Guyana published its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC), stating how it was prepared to help to prevent the climate change disaster that is likely to engulf humankind unless we immediately take more radical action to protect the earth’s resources and utilise them more carefully (Gov’t identifies three priority sites for hydro -ignores Amaila. SN 21/9/15).

Under the UNFCCC process all countries have committed to establishing a new legally binding international climate agreement at the Climate Summit to be held in Paris between November 30th and December 11th 2015. The aim is to produce an agreement that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions