Thin climate accord - A Copenhagen Summary

The above link is to a AP article with a summary of what was, and was not, accomplished in Copenhagen. It also highlights the enormous tasks ahead for all countries.

Key points of the 2 1/2 page Copenhagen Accord, a non-binding agreement by most of the nations attending, are summarized as follows:

_Nations agreed to cooperate in reducing emissions, "with a view" to scientists' warnings to keep temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees F) above preindustrial levels, that is, 1.3 degrees C (2.3 degrees F) above today's average temperatures.

_Developing nations will report every two years on their voluntary actions to reduce emissions. Those reports would be subject to "international consultations and analysis" — a concession by China to the U.S.

_Richer nations will finance a $10 billion-a-year, three-year program to fund poorer nations' projects to deal with drought and other climate-change impacts, and to develop clean energy.

_They also set a "goal" of mobilizing $100 billion-a-year by 2020 for the same adaptation and mitigation purposes.