193 Nations concluded the Copenhagen (Denmark) accord. The Agreement contains a number of platitudes and rhetorical statements.
The object of the convention was to explore the ways and means of reducing emissions of greenhouses gases and global warming.
The Convention itself would have added substantial quantum of emissions to the climate through the overworking of Air-conditioning equipment, refrigerators and throwing away of multi-course lunches and dinners. My blog is essentially a language blog; I shall restrain from commenting.
Words ending in 'tion' are mostly nouns derived from verbs i.e. nothing but actions.
e.g. verb: convene; noun: convention.
The Accord talks of intended actions.
There are approximately 24 nouns ending in 'ion' in the Accord.
Here is a small quiz based on these 24 words. I have truncated the sentences/clauses/phrases for easy reading and comprehension.
Fill up the blanks, selecting appropriate words from the Choice Box.
SELECTION BOX:
Action , Adaptation , Convention , Mitigation , action , adaptation , allocation , billion , compilation , consideration , contribution , decision , deforestation , delegation , emission , eradication , implementation , information , mitigation , mobilization , portion , relation , representation , verification
Phrases/Clauses BOX:
* and other heads of____present at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen ANSWER .
* In pursuit of the ultimate objective of the____as stated in its Article ANSWER .
* on the Ad hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action and____x/CMP- that requests the Ad hoc Working Group on Further Commitments of Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol to continue its work ANSWER .
* enhance our long-term cooperative____to combat climate change ANSWER .
* Enhanced action and international cooperation on____is urgently required to ensure the implementation of the Convention by enabling and supporting the implementation of adaptation actions aimed at reducing vulnerability and building resilience in developing countries ANSWER .
* recognizing that the time frame for peaking will be longer in developing countries and bearing in mind that social and economic development and poverty____are the first and overriding priorities of developing countries and that a low-emission development strategy is indispensable to sustainable development ANSWER .
* Enhanced action and international cooperation on adaptation is urgently required to ensure the____of the Convention by enabling and supporting the implementation of adaptation actions aimed at reducing vulnerability and building resilience in developing countries ANSWER .
* to be submitted in the format given in Appendix I by Annex I Parties to the secretariat by January for____in an INF document ANSWER .
* - Non-Annex I Parties to the Convention will implement____actions ANSWER .
* reporting and____the result of which will be reported through their national communications every two years ANSWER .
* Non-Annex I Parties will communicate____on the implementation of their actions through National Communications ANSWER .
* - We recognize the crucial role of reducing____from deforestation and forest degradation ANSWER .
* to enable the____of financial resources from developed countries ANSWER .
* - We recognize the crucial role of reducing emission from____and forest degradation and the need to enhance removals of greenhouse gas emission. ANSWER .
* with balanced____between adaptation and mitigation ANSWER .
* with a governance structure providing for equal____of developed and developing countries ANSWER .
* A significant____of such funding should flow through the Copenhagen Green Climate Fund ANSWER .
* a High Level Panel will be established under the guidance of and accountable to the Conference of the Parties to study the____of the potential sources of revenue ANSWER .
* This would include____of strengthening the long-term goal referencing various matters presented by the science ANSWER .
* including in____to temperature rises of ANSWER .