"Rights of Present and Future Generations at Risk After Lima", 12 Dec 2014

Climate talks in Lima ended today, squandering the opportunity to set the stage for an ambitious 2015 climate agreement and for more urgent action to protect the rights of peoples and communities impacted by climate change. The Lima conference was an opportunity for countries to identify how they will increase mitigation action in the short-term to avoid the most catastrophic climate impacts, and to establish a clear path for developed countries to provide necessary finance to support developing country actions. However, the outcome failed to do either...