UN General Assembly
2010

community, we were deeply concerned and disappointed at the outcomes of the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. We sincerely hope that the forthcoming Conference of the Parties to be held in Cancún later this year will lead to concrete results and not shallow promises. In view of the slow and painful progress in the ongoing negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change process, coupled with the lack of concrete commitments shown by key greenhouse gas emitting countries, Tuvalu would like to see three key political commitments come out of the meeting in Cancún. 10-55276 36 First, we would like to see all the amendments and rules for the Kyoto Protocol agreed so that such amendments are ready for ratification to avoid a gap in the commitment periods. Secondly, we should decide on a mandate to start negotiations on a new, legally binding agreement based on all elements of the Bali Action Plan. Thirdly, we should agree on a set of decisions that would provide interim steps to implement measures to be incorporated into the new