As I reflect on the results of COP-16, I feel that it is the correct result. I can imagine the sound bites that say the developing countries sold out or were bribed by the promises of adaptation support. But with the current political conditions in the U.S., there was no other way. It is incumbent upon those of us from the U.S. (I always enjoy the Spanish, estado unidense --- United Statesian), to find creative ways to influence and change those conditions. It is imperative for the sake of the survival of humans on planet Earth, although not of the survival of the planet.