Right from Bali 2007, climate change talks embraced a renewed fervour which peaked in 2009 before the initiation of Copenhagen negotiations. The world had never witnessed such high priority attention being given to climate change at the top tiers of governance. However as the negotiations began to unravel, it became evident that initial hype and hope associated with Copenhagen was misguided. 

An analysis of the Copenhagen Accord, reported in the respective paper by SDPI, reveals that while there are some commendable points that have been incorporated, other pertinent and urgent issues have been left unresolved. Some controversial issues have only been mentioned in passing and definite resolution to these conflicts has not been reached. Despite certain shortcomings, the Copenhagen Accord cannot be branded a complete failure and it is advisable for Pakistan to not reject it on the basis of a superficial reading.

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