THE EU AND THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD

The goal of the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference, commonly known as the Copenhagen Summit, has been to reach a legally binding agreement between participant states. As a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, this sort of agreement would have engaged signatory parties with reducing their greenhouse gas e...

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Main Author: Sabina Nicoleta Furtună
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi 2010-06-01
Series:CES Working Papers
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Online Access:http://cse.uaic.ro/WorkingPapers/articles/CESWP2010_I2_FUR.pdf
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description The goal of the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference, commonly known as the Copenhagen Summit, has been to reach a legally binding agreement between participant states. As a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, this sort of agreement would have engaged signatory parties with reducing their greenhouse gas emissions in order to prevent the rise with 2 degrees Celsius in global temperature. This paper is an analysis of the above-mentioned event, which focuses on itsmain result, namely the Copenhagen Accord. It also presents the role of the European Union at the Copenhagen Summit and in promoting sustainable development globally.
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European Union
Copenhagen Accord
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