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Saturday 9 October 2010 16.17 BST Removed from: Climate deal is closer The international community has edged closer to a climate deal after this week's talks in Tianjin, a top United Nations diplomat has insisted, despite a public rift between the two top carbon emitters, China and the United States. UN climate chief Christiana Figueres said the latest round of discussions had paved the way for an agreement in Cancun in December. "This week has got us closer to a structured set of decisions that can be agreed in Cancun," said Figueres, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). "I understand there is disappointment with the multilateral process but this issue is not easy. This is the greatest societal and economic transformation that the world has ever seen." "We haven't seen such a positive spirit of negotiation for many years," said Julie-Anne Richards of Climate Action Network. "This might not sound like interesting news. But compared to where we were before it is a real step forward."
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