The Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale

An Ethical Analysis of the Cancun Climate Negotiations Outcome

Two dramatically different conclusions can be reached on the outcome of the December 2010 UN climate change negotiations in Cancun, Mexico:

• No Meaningful Commitments to Prevent Climate Change for 20^th Straight Year
• Cancun Keeps Hopes Alive for Global Climate Change Deal

This post looks at these conflicting conclusions through an ethical lens and explains that, although some hope for a global solution to climate change is still alive, one must see Cancun in the context of a 20-year failed attempt to prevent dangerous climate change and as another troubling ethical failure of those most responsible for climate change.

http://rockblogs.psu.edu/climate/2010/12/an-ethical-analysis-of-the-cancun-climate-negotiations-outcome.html