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Despite the urgency of changing weather patterns the 16th UN climate summit in Cancun adopted only modest results. However, there was some progress on REDD, a scheme to reduce deforestation and lock carbon dioxide in trees.
It was only a modest agreement without binding emission limits at the 16th UN climate summit that just wrapped up in Cancun, despite the urgency of changing weather patterns. There was progress on the scheme to lock up carbon in trees, called REDD, but as Living on Earth’s team in Cancun reports, stumbling blocks remain.