U.N. Officials Say Climate Change Process 'Taking Stock' After Copenhagen Summit

摘要

The United Nations is "taking stock" after December's largely unproductive climate change summit, U.N. officials told BNA, adding that 2010 is likely to prove transitional for the process of developing a successor to the Kyoto Protocol before its first compliance period concludes in 2012.rnThe Copenhagen summit began with hopes for a strong political agreement that would pave the way for a legally binding treaty in 2010. Instead, the Dec. 7-19 talks produced the Copenhagen Accord, a three-page document that critics say lacks specifics.