COP15 Accord

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The COP15 Accord, formally known as the Copenhagen Accord, is a non-binding international climate agreement reached at the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen that outlines political commitments to limit global temperature rise and provide climate finance to developing countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations climate change document
international climate agreement
non-binding political accord
acknowledges scientific view that temperature increase should be below 2 °C
addressesParties developed countries
developing countries
addressesPrinciple common but differentiated responsibilities
adoptedAtConference COP15 NERFINISHED
adoptedAtEvent 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference NERFINISHED
adoptedInCity Copenhagen NERFINISHED
adoptedInCountry Denmark NERFINISHED
adoptionMonth December
adoptionYear 2009
aimsTo limit global temperature rise
documentType political agreement
fastStartFinancePeriod 2010–2012
fastStartFinancePledgeAmount 30 billion US dollars
focusesOn adaptation to climate change
climate finance
mitigation of climate change
technology development and transfer
transparency of climate actions
framework United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change NERFINISHED
hasFormalName Copenhagen Accord NERFINISHED
hasShortName COP15 Accord NERFINISHED
hostCountry Denmark NERFINISHED
includesCommitmentType political commitments
voluntary pledges
includesProvision climate finance for developing countries
fast-start finance
language English
legalStatus non-binding
longTermFinanceBeneficiaries developing countries
longTermFinanceGoalCurrency US dollars NERFINISHED
longTermFinanceGoalYear 2020
longTermFinancePledgeAmountPerYear 100 billion US dollars
mentionsMechanism Copenhagen Green Climate Fund NERFINISHED
mentionsTemperatureLimit 2 °C above pre-industrial levels
negotiatedBy parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
negotiationContext post-Kyoto climate regime
precedes Cancún Agreements NERFINISHED
Paris Agreement NERFINISHED
recognizesNeedToConsider 1.5 °C temperature limit
relatedToFund Green Climate Fund NERFINISHED
requires international consultation and analysis for developing countries
measurement, reporting and verification of actions and support
submission of mitigation actions by parties
temperatureGoalUpperLimit 2 degrees Celsius
UNBodyInvolved UNFCCC Conference of the Parties NERFINISHED

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Copenhagen Accord shortName COP15 Accord