Straits Times 21 Jan 10;
UNITED NATIONS: Nine nations, including Singapore, have told the United Nations they will accept the Copenhagen Accord, the non-binding climate change agreement brokered last month.
The nine are Australia, France, Canada, Turkey, Singapore, Papua New Guinea, Serbia, Ghana and the Maldives, while Cuba has rejected the accord, a UN Framework Convention on Climate Change spokesman said on Tuesday in an e-mail.
The agreement was brokered on Dec 18 by US President Barack Obama, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, and heads of state from South Africa, India and Brazil. Under the deal, countries will aim to keep the global rise in temperatures to 2 deg C.
Countries have until Jan 31 to sign the accord and list the emission reduction targets and actions they will commit to. The United States, Brazil, China, India and South Africa have yet to formally say 'yes' to the Copenhagen Accord, according to the e-mail. The 27-nation European Union, Ethiopia and Grenada were among those that indicated support for the deal in Copenhagen.
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