[4] The choice of Poland has been criticized by environmental organizations, including Greenpeace, because of the country's lack of commitment to reduce its use of fossil fuels and increase use of renewable energy.

[9][10] Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk dismissed Korolec in preference for a politician who would be better able to deliver a "radical acceleration of shale gas operations" in the country.

[11] The overarching goal of the conference is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) to limit the global temperature increase to 2 degrees Celsius above current levels.

[12] According to the Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, Christiana Figueres, Clean energy, and specifically the financing and technology transfer of renewables in developing countries, will be of utmost importance during the conference.

"[14] In addition, the G77 and China group held a press conference to discuss their walkout over the crucial issue of loss and damage related to climate change.

Meanwhile, Hedegaard dismissed Brazil's proposal for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to quantify historical emissions, noting that wealthy nations oppose it due to potential financial implications.

[14] Australia has support from Britain and others to head off demands for compensation payments to countries hit by damage they blame on climate change, sparking anger at a global summit meant to strike a deal this weekend.

Acting on Tony Abbott's edict to avoid any new financial commitments, Australian negotiators have held out against calls to support the "loss and damage" payments sought by underdeveloped nations.

[13] Historically, these discussions have been stalled due to disagreements over the price and sharing mechanisms surrounding intellectual property, and thus new approaches are expected in the Warsaw conference.

In response to the typhoon and to climate change damage in general, Naderev "Yeb" Saño, the lead negotiator of the Philippines delegation, received a standing ovation for announcing: In solidarity with my countrymen who are struggling to find food back home, I will now commence a voluntary fasting for the climate, this means I will voluntarily refrain from eating food during this COP, until a meaningful outcome is in sight.The G77 and China bloc led 132 underdeveloped countries in a walk out during talks about "loss and damage" compensation for the consequences of global warming.

Australia's delegation denied accusations of obstruction and emphasized their goal of achieving a global climate agreement that includes broad participation from all major economies.

"[18] All six issued a statement that read: Organizations and movements representing people from every corner of the Earth have decided that the best use of our time is to voluntarily withdraw from the Warsaw climate talks.

"[19] The organizers of COP19 were strongly criticized for posting comments in an online blog in the lead-up to the conference about the purported advantages of ice melting in the Arctic, stating that "we may build new drilling platforms and retrieve natural resources hidden below the sea bed", as well as "chasing the pirates, terrorists and ecologists that will come to hang around".

[22] The dismissal of the conference president Marcin Korolec from his cabinet position as Minister of Environment during the negotiations has been seen by delegates as a further sign of Poland's lack of commitment to action to combat global warming.

Further the Warsaw Mechanism was proposed, which would provide expertise, and possibly aid, to developing nations to cope with loss and damage from such natural extremities as heatwaves, droughts and floods and threats such as rising sea levels and desertification.