The Copenhagen Accord: Inclusive, meaningful and an important step forward

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The Copenhagen Accord is an important achievement, moving the world into a new place where climate change has become a problem which is to be solved than a source of interminable rivalry and conflict. The Accord largely clears away the unworkable Kyoto architecture and includes advanced developing countries in a commitment framework that they can accept and in near parity with developed countries. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is aimed at embracing the Accord completely and uses it as a tool to develop the climate regime. The Copenhagen Accord has adopted a 'Pledge and Review' system in which parties can make voluntary commitments that are subsequently measured, reported, and verified (MRV) through one of several processes. The most likely candidates for Copenhagen Accord includes BASIC countries, along with Russia, South Korea, Mexico, the United States, the European Union, Australia and a number of individual European countries.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)295-301
Number of pages7
JournalEnvironmental Law and Management
Volume21
Issue number6
StatePublished - Dec 2009

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