New Vision: THE Copenhagen accord on climate change was neither adopted nor endorsed by the 15th conference of parties in Copenhagen, Denmark. This means the accord does not have any legal standing within the UN system. Notwithstanding, the accord’s lack of legal standing, the UN and some developed countries have taken the view that the accord should be implemented by a coalition of the willing countries. As a result, on January 18, the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC) …