Accord's

Who's even going to bother, amid whatever would be left of normalcy, with something as weak as the Copenhagen Accord's 50 percent cuts in global emissions (by 2050), if 50 Gt (gigatons) of methane have just come out, spread over a half decade, say, adding their powerful forcing (something like 100 years of carbon dioxide emissions all at once)?

Nathan Currier: Methane in the Twilight Zone (Second Episode) Nathan Currier 2012

But the big four emerging economies China, India, Brazil and South Africa -- the so-called BASIC group rejected not merely the form of a new treaty but even the idea, deleting the ultimate goal of a "legally binding outcome" from the Copenhagen Accord's conclusions.

Michael Jacobs: Could There Yet Be Hope in Durban? Michael Jacobs 2011

Who's even going to bother, amid whatever would be left of normalcy, with something as weak as the Copenhagen Accord's 50 percent cuts in global emissions (by 2050), if 50 Gt (gigatons) of methane have just come out, spread over a half decade, say, adding their powerful forcing (something like 100 years of carbon dioxide emissions all at once)?

Nathan Currier: Methane in the Twilight Zone (Second Episode) Nathan Currier 2012

The Accord's mechanism for oversight and enforcement relies on countries monitoring each others' progress on carbon reductions, but as Mother Jones'Sheppard reports, an early point of disagreement in this year's session centers on how important it is to agree how that monitoring will happen.

The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: If Cancun Climate Talks Falter, Blame the U.S. The Media Consortium 2010

After the Accord's existence was announced, a firestorm ensued, with many delegations upset that the Accord had been developed via a process that excluded many countries that could be harmed by climate change, and that the Accord did not reflect the demands of science or justice.

Erich Pica: Is Obama Worse Than Bush on International Climate? Erich Pica 2010

The Accord's mechanism for oversight and enforcement relies on countries monitoring each others 'progress on carbon reductions, but as Mother Jones'Sheppard reports, an early point of disagreement in this year's session centers on how important it is to agree how that monitoring will happen.

The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: If Cancun Climate Talks Falter, Blame the U.S. The Media Consortium 2010

The Accord's mechanism for oversight and enforcement relies on countries monitoring each others 'progress on carbon reductions, but as Mother Jones'Sheppard reports, an early point of disagreement in this year's session centers on how important it is to agree how that monitoring will happen.

The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: If Cancun Climate Talks Falter, Blame the U.S. The Media Consortium 2010

The Accord's mechanism for oversight and enforcement relies on countries monitoring each others 'progress on carbon reductions, but as Mother Jones'Sheppard reports, an early point of disagreement in this year's session centers on how important it is to agree how that monitoring will happen.

The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: If Cancun Climate Talks Falter, Blame the U.S. The Media Consortium 2010

The Accord's mechanism for oversight and enforcement relies on countries monitoring each others 'progress on carbon reductions, but as Mother Jones'Sheppard reports, an early point of disagreement in this year's session centers on how important it is to agree how that monitoring will happen.

The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: If Cancun Climate Talks Falter, Blame the U.S. The Media Consortium 2010

After the Accord's existence was announced, a firestorm ensued, with many delegations upset that the Accord had been developed via a process that excluded many countries that could be harmed by climate change, and that the Accord did not reflect the demands of science or justice.

Erich Pica: Is Obama Worse Than Bush on International Climate? Erich Pica 2010