About us
Global business leadership to combat climate change
The Copenhagen Climate Council is a global collaboration between international business and science founded by the leading independent think tank in Scandinavia, Monday Morning, based in Copenhagen. The members of the Copenhagen Climate Council have come together to create global awareness of the importance of the UN Summit in Copenhagen 2009 and to ensure support and assistance to global decision makers when agreeing on a new climate treaty. They will deliver a clear message that reducing climate change while allowing for continued economic growth and prosperity is possible the right political framework.
Members of the Copenhagen Climate Council
The Copenhagen Climate Council comprises 30 global leaders, active in business, science and public policy. Understanding the connection between these three elements will be key to the success of the 2009 UN Summit:
• Business leaders represent global companies and innovative entrepreneurs, who through their actions reveal that sustainable, climate responsible business is both necessary and profitable.
• Scientists will ensure that the work of the Council is underpinned by rigorous analysis.
• Policy makers with experience in public policy will ensure that the work is informed by knowledge of what is required to assist high level, complex policy negotiations.
Our purpose
Over the next two years, the Council will work on presenting innovative, yet achievable solutions to climate change, as well as assess what is required to make a new global treaty effective. The Council will seek to promote constructive dialogue between government and business, so that when the world’s political leaders and negotiators meet in Copenhagen in 2009, they will do so armed with the very best arguments for establishing a treaty that can be supported by global business.
By promoting and demonstrating innovative, positive and meaningful business leadership and ideas, the Copenhagen Climate Council aims to demonstrate that achieving an effective global climate treaty is not only possible, but necessary. Our strategy is built around:
• Creating international awareness of the importance of the Copenhagen UN Summit and the successor to the Kyoto Protocol, which politicians will set out in Copenhagen 2009.
• Promoting constructive dialogue between government, business and science.
• Inspiring global business leaders by demonstrating that tackling climate change also has the potential to create huge opportunities for innovation and economic growth.
To learn more about our purpose and our intent, read our Manifesto, published in November 2007, on the eve of the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali.
Our activities
Further details about the initiatives and events of the Copenhagen Climate Council are listed under the respective menus.
Further information
To learn more about the Copenhagen Climate Council, please contact Project Manager Laura Storm at lss@mm.dk or +45 3393 9323.
