Copenhagen Accord
The "Copenhagen Accord" announced at COP 15 in Copenhagen. It agrees to weak and non-legally commitments from developed world and says that mitigation actions of developing nations will be open for "international consultation and analysis".
The key points of the Copenhagen Accord include the objective to keep the maximum temperature rise to below 2 degrees Celsius; the commitment to list developed country emission reduction targets and mitigation action by developing countries for 2020; USD 30 billion short-term funding for immediate action till 2012 and USD 100 billion annually by 2020 in long-term financing, as well as mechanisms to support technology transfer and forestry.
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