FH Green Finds: COP15 is Not Just Negotiations

Copenhagen, Denmark (Credit: Flickr user jimg944)

This time we are not talking about emission targets or other key topics on the table of the negotiators… From 7 to 18 December, thousands of people around the world will be looking at the Copenhagen summit waiting to hear what comes next after the Kyoto Protocol. But people that will actually go to Copenhagen will have the opportunity not only to follow very closely days of intense political negotiations, but also to attend a series of side events organised by business associations, countries, NGOs, and academia. These events will deal with various aspects of climate change and will present different answers to the battle against it. They will certainly be a great occasion to exchange views with relevant stakeholders and to possibly meet some delegates of the U.N Conference and key opinion leaders in the field of sustainability.

For the lucky ones that will manage to be there (note that it’s impossible now to get a room in a hotel in the city), below there is a list of possible suggestions.

Klimaforum09, Peoples Climate Summit
Organized by Klimaforum09, a network of Danish and environmental movements and civil society groups
7-18 December, DGI-byen

The idea behind Klimaforum09 is to create an open space, where people, movements and organisations can gather and develop constructive solutions to the climate crisis.

Copenhagen Business Day
Organized by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

11 December, Confederation of Danish Industry Headquarter
The Copenhagen Business Day will be a day for business leaders to explore, share and project their vision and commitment to implement climate solutions now and for the next four decades.

Bright Green
Organized by the Confederation of Danish Industry
12-13 December, FORUM

Bright Green will give participants the opportunity to showcase with a stand the business response to the climate challenge, in particular to present the solutions and technologies developed by different sectors to tackle climate change.

In the Eye of Climate Change
Organized by the Greenlandic Authority
12-20 December, North Atlantic House

Greenland businesses, organisations and authorities join forces to paint a portrait of modern Greenland: its new forms of energy, Arctic technology, research and the future prospects for tourism, oil extraction and agriculture.

Earth Journalism Awards
Organized by the Earth Journalism Network (EJN)
14 December, Danish Radio Hall

In the past months professional journalists and citizen journalists from around the world were invited to submit their climate change reports in any media. The Earth Journalism Awards will honor the world’s best climate change report and creative work in the lead up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

Urban Climate Solutions Tour
Organized by Ramboll
14 December, Ørestad Station

This three hour Urban Climate Solutions Tour on Ørestad, Copenhagen, will give participants the opportunity to discover the Danish unique energy model and some of the innovative climate adaptation initiatives.