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There are tremendous hopes that the Copenhagen Summit, which is already active, is going to bring about breezing changes. Several topics are going to be addressed and debated. Moreover, it is fundamental to understand the harm done to environment by different key holders and thereby assuring that global initiatives are taken.

1. Limit Temperature Rise

The summit aims to set a halt to global warming. Their target is to limit the rise of temperature by 2C instead of 6C by year 2100. This is can be achieved through balancing the amount carbon dioxide diffused into the atmosphere.

2. Reduce Emissions

Now, the global greenhouse gas emission is estimated up to 47 billion tonnes each year. The long-term target is to reduce it to slightly below 20 billion tonnes per year by 2050. Some hallmarks to monitor the reduction of global greenhouse gas emission are to achieve targets such as by year 2020 to 44 billion tonnes and by 2030 to 35 billion tonnes per year, according to Sir Nicholas Stern. However, in reference to the last decade the diffusion of CO2 emissions has risen by approximately 30 percent.

3. Set a carbon budget

The challenge during the Copenhagen summit is to establish ‘carbon budget’ for countries. This will directly control the progresses of CO2 emission at national levels.

4. China’s role in carbon cutting

America is no longer the hugest polluter, China has bypassed them and does today represent 21% of total greenhouse gas emission. A strategic contribution and engagement is required by China to make carbon reduction a possibility.

5. Composition of Leaders

The Copenhagen Summit is expecting to see above 90 of the world’s leaders. Most of these leaders will attend the meeting from the start of the second week, 14 of December.

6. REDD

Nowadays, 20% of total greenhouse gas emissions are caused by deforestation. The Copenhagen conference will address the issue of ‘Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation’ (REDD) which will mainly be an appeal to tropical countries, to support the safeguard of forests.

7. Support

It is also necessary that agreements of how to support developing nations to meet targets are addressed. This can be financial or cooperative form.
8. Fact

Eventually, when summing up pollution is caused by 100 of the world’s poorest countries. This represents only 3 percent of total emission of greenhouse gases. The increasing emission of greenhouse gases is likely the reason why England has experienced, 9 of its 10 warmest years, after 1990 and until now.

Consequently, the pollution density is very wide spread. In Britain the average CO2 emission per person is 9.3 tonnes while in America it is 20 tonnes.

There are great hopes for the Copenhagen summit to bring about major changes in environmental initiatives.