"The UN climate chief launched the annual climate change meeting in Cancun in Mexico, asking negotiators to strike a "compromise" and weave together elements of a solid response to global warming by drawing inspiration from the Mayan goddess of "reason and creativity."
"Next to the goddess of the moon, Ixchel, was also the goddess of reason, creativity and weaving," Christina Figueres, UN climate chief, told the gathering here yesterday.
"May she inspire you - because today, you are gathered in Cancun to weave together the elements of a solid response to climate change."
Figueres said that when the stakes are high and issues are challenging, "compromise is an act of wisdom that can unite different positions in creative ways."
"I am convinced that you can compromise to find your way to a concrete outcome in Cancun," she said.
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"A richer tapestry of efforts is needed," Figueres said, as she spelt out the tasks facing the 12-day conference in the Mexican resort city of Cancun. "A tapestry of holes will not work -- and the holes can only be filled in through compromise."
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