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Global Climate Conference Approves Deal, Bolivia Protests

   VOA News 11 December 2010
   Greenpeace  activists  form  the  word  hope  as a question with their
   bodies,  next  to  a giant life saver, during a demonstration near the
   site  of  the  United  Nations  Climate  Change  Conference in Cancun,
   Mexico, 10 Nov 2010

Photo: AP

   Greenpeace  activists  form  the  word  hope  as a question with their
   bodies,  next  to  a giant life saver, during a demonstration near the
   site  of  the  United  Nations  Climate  Change  Conference in Cancun,
   Mexico, 10 Nov 2010

   Delegates  at  the  end  of  a  2-week U.N. climate conference held in
   Cancun,  Mexico,  have  approved  a  modest  plan  to  combatĀ  global
   warming.
   More  than 190 nations approved the agreement Saturday, which includes
   a multi-billion dollar fund to administer assistance to poor nations.
   Bolivia  was  the  only  country  to  object  to  the deal, saying the
   agreement does not go far enough to curb climate change.
   Decisions at the U.N. climate talks are typically taken by consensus.
   Mexican  Foreign  Secretary  Patricia Espinosa said consensus does not
   "mean  that  one country has the right to veto" decisions supported by
   everyone else.

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