A/RES/68/212 Protection of global climate for present and future generations of humankind 10. Further takes note of the decision of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention that parties’ efforts should be undertaken on the basis of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, as well as the provision of finance, technology transfer and capacity-building to developing countries in order to support their mitigation and adaptation actions under the Convention, and should take into account the imperatives of equitable access to sustainable development, the survival of countries and the protection of the integrity of Mother Earth; 18 11. Takes note of the decision of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention to extend the work programme on long-term finance for one year, to the end of 2013, with the aim of informing developed country parties in their efforts to identify pathways for mobilizing the scaling-up of climate finance to 100 billion United States dollars per year by 2020 from public, private and alternative sources in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation, and informing parties in enhancing their enabling environments and policy frameworks to facilitate the mobilization and effective deployment of climate finance in developing countries;18 12. Notes the determination of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, in its decision 2/CP.18, to adopt a protocol, another legal instrument or an agreed outcome with legal force under the Convention applicable to all parties at its twenty-first session, due to be held from 30 November to 11 December 2015, and for it to come into effect and be implemented from 2020; 19 13. Takes note of the decision of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention that the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action will consider elements for a draft negotiating text no later than at its session to be held in conjunction with the twentieth session of the Conference of the Parties, due to be held from 3 to 14 December 2014, with a view to making a negotiating text available before May 2015; 19 14. Also takes note of the decision of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention to identify and to explore in 2013 options for a range of actions that can close the pre-2020 ambition gap with a view to identifying further activities for its plan of work in 2014, ensuring the greatest possible mitigation efforts under the Convention;19 15. Notes the recognition by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention that climate change represents an urgent and potentially irreversible threat to human societies and the planet and thus requires to be urgently addressed by all parties and its acknowledgement that the global nature of climate change calls for the widest possible cooperation by all countries and their participation in an effective and appropriate international response, with a view to accelerating the reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions, and also notes the acknowledgement by the Conference of the Parties that the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action shall be guided by the principles of the Convention;19 16. Recognizes the need to engage a broad range of stakeholders at the global, regional, national and local levels, including national, subnational and local governments and the scientific community, private businesses and civil society and _______________ 19 4/5 Ibid., decision 2/CP.18.