Top UN climate official to quit in July
February 19, 2010, Friday
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TOP United Nations climate change official Yvo de Boer is resigning after nearly four years, a period when governments struggled without success to agree on a new global warming deal.
His departure takes effect on July 1, five months before 193 nations are due to reconvene in Mexico for another attempt to reach a binding worldwide accord on controlling greenhouse gases.
De Boer, 55, is known to be deeply disappointed at the outcome of the last summit in Copenhagen, which drew 120 world leaders but failed to reach more than a promise by several countries to limit carbon emissions.
But he denied his decision to quit was a result of frustration with Copenhagen.
"Copenhagen wasn't what I had hoped it would be," he said, but the summit nonetheless prompted governments to submit plans and targets for reining in the emissions primarily blamed for global warming. "I think that's a pretty solid foundation for the global response that many are looking for," he said.
De Boer said he believes talks "are on track," although it was uncertain that a full treaty could be finalized at the next high-level conference in November.
The partial agreement reached in Copenhagen "was very significant," he said. But he acknowledged frustration that the deal was merely "noted" rather than formally adopted by all countries.
De Boer said he was to be a consultant on climate and sustainability issues for global accounting firm KPMG, and will be associated with several universities.
His departure takes effect on July 1, five months before 193 nations are due to reconvene in Mexico for another attempt to reach a binding worldwide accord on controlling greenhouse gases.
De Boer, 55, is known to be deeply disappointed at the outcome of the last summit in Copenhagen, which drew 120 world leaders but failed to reach more than a promise by several countries to limit carbon emissions.
But he denied his decision to quit was a result of frustration with Copenhagen.
"Copenhagen wasn't what I had hoped it would be," he said, but the summit nonetheless prompted governments to submit plans and targets for reining in the emissions primarily blamed for global warming. "I think that's a pretty solid foundation for the global response that many are looking for," he said.
De Boer said he believes talks "are on track," although it was uncertain that a full treaty could be finalized at the next high-level conference in November.
The partial agreement reached in Copenhagen "was very significant," he said. But he acknowledged frustration that the deal was merely "noted" rather than formally adopted by all countries.
De Boer said he was to be a consultant on climate and sustainability issues for global accounting firm KPMG, and will be associated with several universities.
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