Afterword: The Copenhagen Accord
From December 7 through 18, after this book was completed, delegates from 193 nations met in Copenhagen to discuss the next steps
toward a climate treaty. Originally, it was thought that the Copenhagen conference would itself produce a climate treaty—a successor
to the Kyoto Protocol—but long before the conference met nations
made clear that they had not resolved enough of their differences for
a treaty to be possible. Indeed, the Copenhagen conference turned
out to be acrimonious and disorganized. Last-minute negotiations
between the United States, China, India, South Africa, and Brazil
produced a document known as the Copenhagen Accord, a nonbinding statement of principles. Other conference members did not
formally sign the Accord, but instead “took note” of it in the final
document emanating from the conference.The Copenhagen Accord is a three-page document that states in
general terms the principles that its signatories could agree to. The
central principles are as follows:| • | “Long-term” cooperative action must be taken in order to reduce emissions, with a goal of preventing global temperature from increasing by more than 2°C. |
| • | Rich countries will provide financial support for adaptation efforts by poor countries. Developed countries will provide an amount “approaching” $30 billion for the three-year period, 2010-2012, and $100 billion per year by 2020. |
| • | Non-Annex I parties to the Kyoto Protocol will “implement mitigation actions.” |
| • | Mitigation actions will be subject to “domestic measurement, reporting and verification” and communicated internationally. |
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Publication information:
Book title: Climate Change Justice.
Contributors: Eric A. Posner - Author, David Weisbach - Author.
Publisher: Princeton University Press.
Place of publication: Princeton, NJ.
Publication year: 2010.
Page number: 193.
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