UN climate talks in Peru - controlling global warming is the need of the hour

Global warming is a matter of concern and 195 nations have committed to finalizing a new climate pact in Paris by the end of 2015. This is the agenda for the UN climate negotiators who would be assembling in Peru to try to advance talks on a new global agreement.
The process has been boosted by recent developments, including a joint announcement on cutting carbon by the US and China.
The discussions would go on for two weeks and the subject would be the record-breaking global temperatures for the year to date.
As per the data of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the global average temperature over land and ocean from January to October was the hottest since records began in 1880.
Of course, the meeting could witness a heat of another kind because the long standing divisions between rich and poor could, once again, hinder progress. In spite of that, the delegates would put their heads together to try and work out a solution to finalize the key negotiating texts that will form the basis of the Paris deal.
Many countries like Canada, Australia, Japan, Russia, South Africa, Brazil and Indonesia have yet to make any commitment (to cut emissions) and it is not known how robust their commitments are. By the end of March 2015, all countries are expected to announce the level of their efforts to cut carbon as part of the Paris deal.
Impacts of global warming are – Accelerating sea level rise and increased coastal flooding, longer and more damaging wildfire seasons, more frequent and intense heat waves, national landmarks at risk, widespread forest death in the Rocky Mountains, costly and growing health impacts, an increase in extreme weather events, heavier precipitation and flooding, more severe droughts in some areas, growing risks to our electricity supply, changing seasons, melting ice, disruptions to food supplies, destruction of coral reefs and plant and animal range shifts.