http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view.html The latest points of view from the Copenhagen Climate Council, turning risks into opportunities en-us jge@mm.dk (Justin Gerdes) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:51:45 +0000 15 http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/killing-the-climate-myths.html Copenhagen can actually deliver a significant result for the benefit of future generations, but business leaders and governments must think beyond the climate myths argue Danish Minister of Climate and Energy Connie Hedegaard and Erik Rasmussen, founder of the Copenhagen Climate Council.* Erik Rasmussen http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/killing-the-climate-myths.html Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Points of View http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/welcome-to-the-bio-based-society-the-best-defense-against-climate-change.html It is time to rethink tomorrow, says Novozymes CEO Steen Riisgaard. Within a few years, he writes, advances in biotechnology will enable us to begin using biomass to replace oil in everything from fuels to chemicals, plastics, packaging, and pharmaceuticals. Steen Riisgaard http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/welcome-to-the-bio-based-society-the-best-defense-against-climate-change.html Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Points of View http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/climate-change-is-business-doing-enough.html As economic gloom continues, today's key question is whether we can turn crisis into opportunity and lay the foundation for a low-carbon economy that creates jobs, fosters innovation, and advances economic efficiency, argues U.N. Global Compact head Georg Kell.* Georg Kell http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/climate-change-is-business-doing-enough.html Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Points of View http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/copenhagen-countdown-a-vision-without-a-plan-is-an-illusion.html In his latest "Copenhagen Countdown" post, Meilstrup argues that without a firm short-term emissions target, grand visions of cuts by 2050 are irrelevant. Europe's example proves cuts are doable, but the finish line of the first stage must be in sight, not decades away. Per Meilstrup http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/copenhagen-countdown-a-vision-without-a-plan-is-an-illusion.html Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Points of View http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/preventing-the-sparks-from-igniting-the-roofs-of-all-our-homes.html As 2008 closed, the plodding progress in Poznan was put in stark relief by the release of three new reports documenting the alarming disappearance of ice in the Arctic. Let us resolve that 2009 be the year we finally heed warnings from scientists desperately trying to shake us into taking action.* Justin Gerdes http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/preventing-the-sparks-from-igniting-the-roofs-of-all-our-homes.html Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Points of View http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/joan-ruddock-the-eu-deal-is-crucial-for-a-global-deal.html 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. The Climate Community http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/joan-ruddock-the-eu-deal-is-crucial-for-a-global-deal.html Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Points of View http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/copenhagen-countdown-delay-is-no-longer-an-option.html In this second "Copenhagen Countdown" post, Meilstrup comments on a week that was "one of the best in a long time" on the road to a strong climate treaty in Copenhagen. He also addresses the need for leadership, some of it coming, he notes, from the CCC's just-launched Thought Leadership Series. Per Meilstrup http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/copenhagen-countdown-delay-is-no-longer-an-option.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Points of View http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/dialogue-on-the-next-global-climate-pact.html Editor's Note: The following was delivered by Li Xiaolin to a Business Roundtable hosted by the Copenhagen Climate Council in Beijing last month. Xiaolin, CEO of China Electric Power Intl., says technology transfer from the rich world to the developing one is critical to any global climate deal. Xiaolin Li http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/dialogue-on-the-next-global-climate-pact.html Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Points of View http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/china-going-for-the-green-gold.html Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of dispatches to come from our Climate Director, Per Meilstrup. In the coming months, Per's "Copenhagen Countdown" will give you an insider's look at the run-up to COP15, and he'll assess the odds for success in Copenhagen, in December 2009. Per Meilstrup http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/china-going-for-the-green-gold.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Points of View http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/playing-poker-with-the-future-of-the-world.html Next year's climate conference in Copenhagen won't just be about the climate. The real task will be to establish a new world order. We need a new mindset, one that changes the focus from dealing out emissions quotas to sharing the possibilities*. Erik Rasmussen http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/playing-poker-with-the-future-of-the-world.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Points of View http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/four-international-business-leaders-call-for-credit-crunch-style-response-to-global-warming.html Faced with the prospect of a prolonged economic downturn, some governments may think it prudent to scale back their carbon cutting; on the contrary, it is vital to send a clear signal that carbon regulation is here to stay, say these four international business leaders. Samuel A. DiPiazza http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/four-international-business-leaders-call-for-credit-crunch-style-response-to-global-warming.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Points of View http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/denmark-s-climate-negotiator-there-is-glue-for-the-ultimate-puzzle-a-climate-deal-in-copenhagen.html "There is glue out there and we will find it," Thomas Becker, Denmark's chief climate negotiator, recently told the Climate Community. The Bali Agreement lays out the path to replace the Kyoto Protocol, and there are signs that point to hope that an agreement will be struck in Copenhagen in 2009. The Climate Community http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/denmark-s-climate-negotiator-there-is-glue-for-the-ultimate-puzzle-a-climate-deal-in-copenhagen.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Points of View http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/one-last-chance.html Today, at the Climate Community, Dr. Steve Chu, one of the world's leading climate researchers, issued the most serious warning against global warming yet offered by the scientific community. Copenhagen Climate Council Founder Erik Rasmussen says we ignore Chu's clarion call to action at our peril. Erik Rasmussen http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/one-last-chance.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Points of View http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/financial-crisis-eu-debates-make-copenhagen-deal-more-difficult-says-unfccc-s-de-boer.html The EU's recent climate debate may hurt its reputation, according to Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. In this interview with the Climate Community, he challenges industrialized nations to clarify their commitment to tackling climate change. The Climate Community http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/points-of-view/financial-crisis-eu-debates-make-copenhagen-deal-more-difficult-says-unfccc-s-de-boer.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Points of View