(MWN / 20-12-09)  All ecological and environmental organizations have strongly condemned the arrogance of the heads of States of the most powerful countries in the world, for having submitted an “ultimatum” in the climate summit in Copenhagen. On their way to their countries they declared that the agreement was made, but it was not true. During the last night, the negotiators have tried to decipher the status of the “Copenhagen Agreement” as the climate summit was closed in a shameful, inconsistent and hard-fought way.

The director of Greenpeace International, Kumi Naidoo, has said: “The world is facing a tragic leadership crisis. Instead of working together to ensure the future of hundreds of millions of people by adopting an historic agreement to prevent climate chaos, the leaders of the most powerful countries have betrayed the future and future generations.”

Although the Copenhagen Agreement is being seen for some as a forward step, Greenpeace says it is not at all. In fact, it has not been formally adopted by the Conference of the Parties (COP) either. It does not have strong measures to reduce emissions in developing countries. This is a major concession to polluting industries, especially in the fossil fuel sector, which has been lobbying to weaken the agreement and now have license to continue emitting greenhouse gases.

According to the ecological organization, there are a few acceptable points in the agreement, as it includes the establishment of a new Climate Financing Mechanism and agrees on the need of long-term funding, more than 100 billion dollars (73.000 million euros) to allow poor countries to protect their forests, implement measures to reduce their own CO2 emissions and adapt themselves to climate change impacts.

Furthermore, developing countries have agreed to implement voluntary measures to reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases and to increase those actions that provide financial support to developing countries.

The conference has not agreed on a mechanism for establishing a legally binding agreement. Although negotiations will continue next year, Greenpeace thinks that the loss of the “legally binding” aim makes the Copenhagen summit a huge missed opportunity. The planet has to resume its way from Bali to Mexico, where a just, ambitious and legally binding agreement that prevents from a catastrophic climate change should be adopted.