CAPP Commentary: The Copenhagen Accord 

Copenhagen Accord

The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen ended December 19, 2009 with a political agreement called ‘The Copenhagen Accord,’ which avoids the impasse of trying to negotiate legally binding emission targets for all major economies. In effect, the Accord is a commitment by all major emitting countries to take action to avoid dangerous human interference with the climate system -- the main goal from the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.  Read more

Key Message Summary

1. The Copenhagen Accord is a further step on a longer environmental, economic and political journey.
2. All considered, the Accord is an effective step in terms of reshaping the climate change policy dialogue and direction in key areas.

3. The Copenhagen Accord appears to provide a framework that is directionally supportive of the principles that CAPP members see as necessary for effective Canadian climate policy.

4. CAPP will continue to engage constructively in the broader dialogue regarding Canadian climate change policy in the post-Copenhagen period.