THE EU AND THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD
THE EU AND THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD
Author(s): Sabina Nicoleta FurtunăSubject(s): Economy
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: sustainable development; climate change; green economy; European Union; Copenhagen Accord
Summary/Abstract: 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 its main result, namely the Copenhagen Accord. It also presents the role of the European Union at the Copenhagen Summit and in promoting sustainable development globally.
Journal: CES Working Papers
- Issue Year: 2/2010
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 43-54
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English