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The answer to the last question has become The question who could bring about such a transformation has gained importance “meaningful agreements” but binding resolves and effective action. The world is now confronted with the urgent question, how the current system could be transformed to produce not just Motivation to take matters into its hands. It is thanks to Copenhagen that the world community has received fresh Global-level action is feasible in the framework of the present international It is thanks to the prima facie failure ofĬopenhagen that more and more people are questioning whether effective Summits such as the “Klimaforum,” and the level of motivation and resolve at They have held parallel sessions, Peoples’ Together to discuss issues that are of concern to everyone. The representatives of a sizable portion of the world’s peoples had come Nations, not only the representatives of the world’s nation-states, but also The process by which that agreement has been reached. The last-minute agreement that saved it from collapse, but the furthering of conference that it would produce anything more than trade-offsĪmong the perceived interests of the member states?Ĭopenhagen produced evidence that expectingĪnything more than this is not realistic. Under these circumstances can we rightfullyĮxpect of a U.N. The imbalances ultimately impair the viability of the system, and hence Primarily concerned to optimize its own wealth and power, cannot ensure theĬoherent functioning of the system in which they participate: the more powerfulĪmong them “suboptimizes” its functioning. This case nearly two hundred—highly diverse actors, where each actor is Systems scientists have long said that a system consisting of many—in Is poorly adapted to confront global issues. Humanists, and the majority of international NGOs know that the current system Nation-states is not capable of coping with global problems, such as climate Their paramount objective, which is to preserve and enhance their own wealthīut what if the system of cooperation among Particular issues is in their interest as long as it maintains or enhances Nation-statesĪre sovereign entities that only join together in their own interest. We must not have unrealistic expectations we must not keep barking upĬan rightfully expect of a United Nations conference on global problems such as

Nonetheless, the agreement is meaningful also Millions of the world's poorest people to hunger, suffering and loss of life. Some NGOs spoke of abject failure, and of justice not havingīeen done, because the rich countries have condemned Spoke of a suicide pact created in order to maintain the economic dominance ofĪ few countries. The participating countries developing country delegates said that they hadīeen offered 30 pieces of silver to betray their people and their future and Surprisingly, the head of the European Union admitted deep disappointment theĬhinese delegation welcomed it mainly because it maintained the sovereignty of Warming as the limit, whereas most countries threatened by global warming

It didn’tįind consensus among the world’s governments, with a sizable portion of developingĭidn’t set quantitative targets for carbon emission reductions.

The literal sense of “full of meaning”), for what it failed to achieve.

The agreement is also meaningful, however (in Is meaningful for the reason of its very existence. It can be followed up—ratified, andĮlaborated, in subsequent steps. Reached for coping with the threat of climate change—at least among the majorĪgreement was the goal of the summit, and this has been achieved. and its member states could report that agreement has been It saved the summit from becoming a totalįiasco: the U.N. What it achieved, and for what it failed to achieve. Out on the last day of the Copenhagen summit “meaningful.” It is indeed a meaningful agreement—both for President Obama called the agreement hammered His latest book is WorldShift 2012: Making Green Business, New Politics and Higher Consciousness Work Together (2009). The Lessons of Copenhagen Ervin Laszlo is founder and president of The Club of Budapest and co-founder of the WorldShift Alliance and the WorldShift 2012 Campaign. From “Meaningful Agreement” to Effective WorldShift: