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Welcome to the Climate Community – a new innovative Web platform on climate change solutions. The Climate Community provides high-quality news, interviews, solutions, climate intelligence, virtual discussions, as well as updates on the political process towards the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, in December 2009. In the months leading up to this meeting, the Climate Community will reach out to the global population of decision makers and climate stakeholders with one key message:
Tackling climate change is the world's important decision – influence it!
This new Web 2.0 platform is delivered by the Copenhagen Climate Council and Monday Morning.
Credit Crunch Shifts Green Investments Towards Energy Efficiency
By Lasse Skjoldan | December 4, 2008
As the financial crisis and falling oil prices put pressure on green investments, long-term investment incentives are still to be had. But, instead of abandoning the clean-tech market, investors might shift their attention to energy efficiency bets that promise greater returns in the short term.
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The Hidden Agenda of the Climate Battle
By The Climate Community | December 2, 2008
On Monday, nearly 190 nations were on hand in Poznan, Poland, for the opening of COP14. Amid this fanfare, former Danish ambassador Jørgen Østrøm Møller cautions rich nations to remember that the developing world suspects them of working to offload their obligation to cut GHG emissions*.
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Swedish PM: Act Today to Save Tomorrow
By Lasse Skjoldan | November 27, 2008
Fredrik Reinfeldt, Swedish prime minister and EU president for the second half of 2009, called for immediate global action on climate change at the opening of Nordic Climate Solutions, in Copenhagen yesterday. "We must act today, in order to save tomorrow," he said.
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Copenhagen Countdown: "Delay Is No Longer an Option"
Per Meilstrup,
Climate Director,
Copenhagen Climate Council
Yoichi Funabashi
Editor-in-Chief, The Asahi Shimbun
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Innovative Energy Savings From Danfoss
In 2001, Danfoss launched a new business unit focused on realizing energy savings for industrial customers. This unit, Danfoss Solutions, has created new opportunities for both Danfos and its clients.
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Suntech: Here Comes the Sun
Climate change and increases in oil prices have resulted in ever- increasing need for innovate energy solutions. The Chinese solar power company Suntech has succeeded in carving out a ssignificant portion of the global market.
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What's at stake in Copenhagen
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Jargon Buster
Denmark's Climate Negotiator: There Is Glue for the "Ultimate Puzzle" – a Climate Deal in Copenhagen
| "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. |
Chief Climate Negotiator, Danish Ministry of Climate and Energy, |
6 December, 2008,
Global Day of Action
Organized by: Global Climate Campaign
Global Day of Action
Coinciding with the UN COP14 Climate Summit in Poznan, Poland, people will gather up in more than 90 countries to rally for global and national policy leaders to take "urgent action" on climate change.
8 December, 2008,
Business Requirements of a Post 2012 Climate Treaty
See more events Business Requirements of a Post 2012 Climate Treaty
Business representatives together with policy makers and scientists will present their top priorities for a new treaty and articulate what they believe must be achieved in Copenhagen next year. What does business believe is paramount to include in a new climate treaty?
Organized by: Copenhagen Climate Council 
The Climate Community is your chance to influence the climate agenda.The Climate Community gives you access to insights from and the ability to interact with high-level climate experts, opinion makers, decision makers, and business innovators.
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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IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
Climate Change and Biodiversity
Climate Change – The Science, Impacts and Solutions
Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change
Stern Review of the Economics of Climate Change
Investing in the Future
IEA: World Energy Outlook 2008
McKinsey Climate Change Special Initiative
Breaking the Climate Deadlock
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