Yvi de Boer, the United Nations climate chief who led climate talks in Copenhagen last year, will resign from his position ahead of schedule. The move has inspired discussion on who will take the reigns of the immense task of assuaging climate change as of July 1 when Boer will leave.
The July 1 departure comes several months ahead of his scheduled exit date in September. Without Boer to guide the climate talks at the close of 2010, many are concerned that agreeing upon a requisite arrangement for cutting greenhouse gas emissions will be an even greater struggle than anticipated. Others disagree, understanding Boer’s departure as an opportunity to revamp present climate talks which have yet to produce an enforced end.
The 55-year-old de Boer has been attributed with increasing public awareness about the climate change negotiations and moving toward the development of a new treaty at the 2007 conferences in Bali. De Boer’s career was not always described with accolades; however, as many pinned him for the disorganization and lack of direction at Copenhagen talks last year. The meeting ended without progress.
De Boer, despite stepping down has plans to contribute to negotiations before the summit in Cancun, Mexico. The new executive secretary will be appointed by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon who will first discuss the matter with the 11 members of the UNFCCC bureau.
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