The goal of COP15 was to address the problem of climate change. However, there was no common understanding of the problem or solution. Developed and developing nations disagreed on who was responsible and what needed to be done. The meeting became more about politics than the environment. No leaders committed to emissions reductions that would reverse current trends. As a result, the meeting ended without a significant agreement to tackle climate change.

1. What Happened?

4. Solutions: Conversations Conversations about climate change have largely driven by, or depended on, politicians, environmentalists, or venture capitalists

6. Did it all really come down to this meeting?

7. Who was to blame? Rich nations 'ganged up' in Copenhagen China tried to hijack Copenhagen climate deal - Ed Miliband The Chinese premier, Wen Jinbao, did not deign to attend the meetings personally, instead sending a second-tier official in the country's foreign ministry to sit opposite Obama himself. The diplomatic snub was obvious and brutal, as was the practical implication: several times during the session, the world's most powerful heads of state were forced to wait around as the Chinese delegate went off to make telephone calls to his "superiors". – Mark Lynas "One of the frustrations for me was the lack of a global body with the sole responsibility for environmental stewardship - Gordon Brown If you want to know who's to blame for Copenhagen, look to the US Senate - George Monbiot:

9. Labor Safety Consumer Safety Urban Planning & Urbanization Food & Agriculture Landfills & eWaste Overpackaging Healthcare (Elderly & Family) Resource Management Traffic and Transport Air, Food, and Water Quality Income Gap – Poverty Alleviation Conversations Solutions