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The Road From Copenhagen: Prospects and Priorities for Action on Climate Change

By Matthew Findlay and Nick Mabey

“As immediate emotions fade, space is opening for more measured reflections on the lessons of the Copenhagen. Nowhere is this more important than in Europe, where some commentators are gleefully proclaiming the end of multilateralism and asserting the marginalisation of European power. These readings of Copenhagen are wrong. The real lesson is that an active EU remains central to preventing catastrophic climate change, but the EU needs to match its political strategy to the geopolitical realities which Copenhagen so starkly revealed.”

The attached E3G presentation provides an overview of what was agreed at Copenhagen and the challenges that lie ahead. In addition, Nick Mabey’s paper, “Down But Not Out? Reviving the EU’s Political Strategy After Copenhagen”, also available to download. Green Alliance’s latest version of “Inside Track” publication featured a shorter version of his article too. 

**NEW**: Nick Mabey’s paper is now available to download in German too, entitled “Down but not out? Für eine Neubelebung der politischen Strategie der EU nach Kopenhagen”