Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change (COP 15)
The Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change is the fifteenth conference of parties for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark from December 7th-18th. Officials from 192 countries will be attending, including many heads of state. This conference is happening at a dire time: the effects and inevitability of climate change is being seen throughout the world, particularly in developing countries, while the Kyoto Protocol is set to expire in 2012. Technology is helping to create new and innovative forms of alternative energy, but without proper funding and technology sharing, they cannot be implemented on a wide scale. Responsibilities of individual countries on every level of development are deeply contested. No matter the result of COP-15 in 2009, the hope for this committee at MSUMUN 2010 is to tackle some of these major issues and explore new solutions.
Topics
- Making alternative energies feasible, technologically and financially
- The implementation of emissions targets/cap and trade
- Adapting to climate change and mitigating its effects
Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change Background Guide
Copenhagen Climate Change Conference Background Guide 2010 by Michigan State University Model United Nations is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
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