Reports on Outcome of Cop17

Cop17 approves 2015 Climate Pact - Durban - A marathon UN climate conference on Sunday approved a roadmap towards an accord that for the first time will bring all major emitters of greenhouse gases under a single legal roof.

If approved as scheduled in 2015, the pact will be operational from 2020 and become the prime weapon in the fight against climate change. News24

Cop17 Ends: Earth and Africa still heading for disaster - At around 5am this morning, the Durban COP approved various agreements to muted applause in a sleep-deprived, numbed plenary room.

These agreements still leave Earth on track for 3-4 degrees of warming or 5-6 degrees for Africa, by 2100, almost certainly disastrous. Source: http://cop17insouthafrica.wordpress.com/2011/12/11/cop-17-ends-earth-and-africa-still-headed-for-disaster/

COP17 agrees on second commitment period of Kyoto Protocol - After an extra day's hard negotiations, the 17th Conference of Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC) agreed Sunday on the second commitment period under Kyoto Protocol. Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sci/2011-12/11/c_131299821.htm

A brief summary of the Outcome with a link to a more detailed summary