Global business leaders issued "The Copenhagen Call" at the close of the World Business Summit on Climate Change on May 26. Click here for the Call. Transcripts are available of the address by Cate Blanchett, Ban Ki-moon, José Manuel Barroso, Yvo de Boer, and Lars Løkke Rasmussen. Also now available is the Summary Report for Policymakers.
Please return to this site for on-demand video of all three days of the Summit. For media wishing to access footage of the Summit, e-mail worldfeed@eurovision.net.
Killing the Climate Myths
Erik Rasmussen,
Founder,
Copenhagen Climate Council
Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr.
CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited
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Novozymes: Producing More With Less
Danish firm Novozymes is the world's leading producer of enzymes, biological catalysts that can help all manner of industrial processes run more efficiently. By helping to reduce the need for energy and water, enzymes can be a cost-effective means to reduce industrial CO2 emissions.
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One Step at a Time – Power Generating Floors at Tokyo Train Stations
In two Tokyo train stations, steps are under way to generate electricity from the floors of the ticket gates and staircases. If successful, passengers could help provide the train stations with 1,400 kilowatts per second each day.
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What's at stake in Copenhagen
Diplomatic goals
Previous and future UN COPs
Bali Roadmap
What is the IPCC?
What is the Kyoto Protocol?
What is the UNFCCC?
Jargon Buster
Joan Ruddock: The EU Deal Is Crucial for a Global Deal
| For a global deal on climate change to be realistic in Copenhagen, the EU has to get its gear together in its own deal. Joan Ruddock, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the UK at the newly created Department of Energy and Climate Change, tells the Climate Community she sees no other way. |
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Not just another climate conference: WCC-3 will establish an international framework to guide the development of climate services which will link science-based climate predictions and information with climate-risk management and adaptation to climate variability and change throughout the world. More Conference theme: The overarching theme of the Conference is "Climate prediction and information for decision-making: focusing on scientific advances in seasonal to interannual timescales, taking into account multi-decadal prediction". More The program: The Conference programme will be implemented through five plenary sessions, 12 working sessions, three round tables and several poster sessions, in addition to the high-level segment sessions. More Expected outcomes: The major expected outcome of the Conference is an international framework facilitating efforts to reduce the risks and realize the benefits associated with current and future climate conditions by incorporating climate prediction and information services into decision-making. More |
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Nordic Climate Solutions is the most influential assembly of prominent thought leaders, innovators, CEOs, and policymakers in all fields of the low-carbon economy from the Nordic region and beyond. On September 8-9, 2009, in Bella Center, Copenhagen, over 1,000 international decision makers will participate. During the two-day conference and trade show, the participants will get the latest insights into clean tech trends and technologies. Nordic Climate Solutions is organized by Monday Morning and NIDAB Networking under the auspices of Nordic Council of Ministers, and in collaboration with more than 70 companies and organization from the Nordic region. In 2007 and 2008 more than 600 and 1,000 respectively participated in the event. |
The Climate Community is your chance to influence the climate agenda.
One of the main activities on the Community is the “Virtual Summit,” a six-month-long series of online events, live interviews, and discussions that will culminate at the World Business Summit on Climate Change, in May 2009.
The Climate Community offers an opportunity to be part of the Summit, one of the most significant business events in 2009.
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