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The Copenhagen Accord is a document which delegates at the 15th session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change agreed to "take note of" at the final plenary on 18 December 2009.
The Copenhagen Accord was struck in the COP15 of the UNFCCC at Copenhagen in 2009. The accord provided for explicit emission pledges by all major economies – including, for the first time, China and other major developing countries.
Dec 18, 2009 · Copenhagen Accord. The Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers, and other heads of delegation present at the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen, In pursuit of the ultimate objective of the Convention as stated in its Article 2, . Being guided by the principles and provisions of the Convention,
The Copenhagen Accord: Shaping Global Climate Policy. The Copenhagen accord was a voluntary agreement between the United States, China, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Russia and hundreds more, making up over 80% of the global population and over 85% of global emissions.
The Conference of the Parties (COP), at its fifteenth session, took note of the Copenhagen Accord of 18 December 2009 by way of decision 2/CP.15. The text of the Copenhagen Accord can be found here. The chapeau of the Copenhagen Accord lists the following 114 Parties agreeing to the Accord:*
Key elements of the Copenhagen Accord include: an aspirational goal of limiting global temperature increase to 2 degrees Celsius; a process for countries to enter their specific mitigation pledges by January 31, 2010; broad terms for the reporting and verification of countries’ actions; a collective commitment by developed countries for $30 bill...
This document evaluates the Copenhagen climate talks, including the status of the negotiations on the key issues under the formal negotiating tracks and the provisions of the Copenhagen Accord, and draws implications for the implementation of actions in developing countries.
