There is no legally binding agreement.
This was just a photo-call for the politicians. Climate change is a very serious problem, but these so-called leaders are more interested in narcissistic grandstanding.
I am particularly disappointed with Obama. I thought he was a genuine leader rather than just another politician, but he seems to be all rhetoric. What's the point of being persuasive if you're so timid when it comes to the crunch?
So much of the problem in selling these ideas is the fundamental lack of understanding of human psyschology. Forcing authoritarian targets and pain on people in the name of ideology isn't going to win much goodwill, especially when so many are so sceptical of climate change anyway.
How about some environmental policies that actually appeal to people? Carrots instead of sticks? Saving money on electricity bills by providing grants for insulation, instead of more and more tax? How about more renewables anyway, independent of what other countries do? Why do we need global targets, when becoming more self-sufficient is great for us anyway?
The worst thing about Copenhagen is the ridiculous ramping. Surely managing expectations is the most basic political skill? Sell results, not hopes.
Not to mention the obvious. The BBC news at 10 shows Obama's plane landing in a Copenhagen covered in snow. What idiot decided to hold a conference on global warming in such a cold place?
Pathetic, the lot of them.