The Copenhagen 5: A historic alliance, a symbol, perhaps, of a new world order

The dramatic story of a last-minute agreement fashioned in a meeting among the leaders of the “Copenhagen 5″, Brazil, China, India, South Africa, and the United States reveals a profound change in global politics. One in which, for the first time, the rapidly developing giants of Asia, Africa, and Latin America emerged as key to the solution.

The ad hoc leadership by the so-called Copenhagen 5 (C-5), representing 45% of the world’s population and 44% of global greenhouse gas emissions, constitutes a new and potentially historic alliance, a symbol, perhaps, of a new world order.

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