Greenpeace activists are seen on the beach in Cancun at the United Nations climate change talks.Greenpeace activists are seen on the beach in Cancun at the United Nations climate change talks. (Henry Romero/Reuters)

Cancun summit

Mexico President Felipe Calderon speaks at the opening of the United Nations climate change conference in Cancun, Mexico, on Nov. 29. (Israel Leal/Associated Press)Mexico President Felipe Calderon speaks at the opening of the United Nations climate change conference in Cancun, Mexico, on Nov. 29. (Israel Leal/Associated Press)

An agreement to reaffirm support for the world's least developed countries to help them cope with global warming was a highlight of climate talks that ended early Saturday in Cancun, Mexico.

The Green Climate Fund would manage a "significant share" of the $100 billion a year pledged last year at the Copenhagen climate talks. However, the decision does not spell out sources for that funding, which will not be distributed until 2020.

The 12-day gathering, that involved 193 countries, was held a year after the Copenhagen climate talks ended without any binding agreement on curbing greenhouse gases.

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