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Copenhagen II or something new

Nature Climate Change volume 4, pages 853–855 (2014)Cite this article

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For the first time since the failed 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, momentum is building towards a new climate agreement. But expectations must be kept in check, and making expert advice more useful to the process will require engaging the social sciences more fully.

Another season of climate diplomacy is under way. In September, the United Nations Secretary General will host a summit of world leaders aimed at focusing political attention on the need for more stringent policies. A few months later, in December in Lima, diplomats will take stock of their efforts to negotiate a new global agreement that would take over before the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2020. After Lima, a spate of diplomatic events during 2015 will culminate at a December summit in Paris, when governments are expected to sign the new climate accord.

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Victor, D. Copenhagen II or something new. Nature Clim Change 4, 853–855 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2396

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