The agreement of Doha is in Australia's best interest, Australian Climate Change Minister Greg Combet told local media on Monday.
The two-week UN climate conference in Doha ended on Saturday after 24 hours of extended negotiations with a package of deals that some participants said were disappointing but acceptable.
The United Nations climate talks in Doha adopted Saturday ended with weak commitment on climate finance after overnight negotiations on differences between developed and developing countries.
The Doha talks are likely to make progress on the issue of financial assistance, which is key for developing countries to tackle global warming.
The Doha conference is barely halfway through, but it has become abundantly clear already that a resolution on any key issue is unlikely to transpire.
The ongoing UN climate conference began its high-level talks on Tuesday, after the first week of meetings made little progress.
The following are the five major junctures that the global climate negotiations have gone through in the past 20 years.
