A U.S.-centric Chronology of the International Climate Change Negotiations

Abstract

Under the 2007 "Bali Action Plan," countries around the globe sought to reach a "Copenhagen agreement" in December 2009 on effective, feasible, and fair actions beyond 2012 to address risks of climate change driven by human-related emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG). The Copenhagen conference was beset by strong differences among countries, however, and (beyond technical decisions) achieved only mandates to continue negotiating toward the next Conference of the Parties (COP) to be held in Mexico City in December 2010. The COP also "took note of" (not adopting) a "Copenhagen Accord,' agreed among the United States and additional countries (notably including China), which reflects compromises on some key actions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 07, 2010
Accession Number
ADA512781

Entities

People

  • Jane A. Leggett

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Congress
  • Deforestation
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Governments
  • Greenhouse Effect
  • Greenhouse Gases
  • Intellectual Property
  • Law
  • Negotiations
  • Scientific Research
  • United Nations
  • United States

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