The Danish COP15 perspective

Diplomats from nearly all countries attended the seminar hosted by Confederation of Danish Industry and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 23.- CO2 emissions is a global challenge, which demands global action, said Hans Skov Christensen, Director General of Confederation of Danish Industry, as he opened the seminar. According to Minister for Foreign Affairs, Per Stig Møller, common goals for CO2 reductions are necessary. Industrialised countries must take the lead with ambitious reduction targets, but it is vital that all countries are on board and contribute to the handling of the climate challenge. The conference follows last year’s energy-safari, where ambassadors took a two-day trip of Denmark to study energy solutions based on wind, solar power, biomass and district heating.The Minister emphasised that there is no contradiction between environmental concern and economic growth.- Investing in green technology and sustainable, stable energy solutions, will benefit both the economy and the climate, he said, and praised Danish companies efforts within wind, solar, biomass and energy-saving solutions. - Denmark has all the solutions, now all we need is global will to act, he concluded.
Anders Eldrup, CEO of Danish energy company DONG, responsible for 1/3 of Danish CO2 emissions, shared groundbreaking plans for production of bio-ethanol from organic waste, and plans for more off-shore wind farms. Also speaking at the seminar was Svend Roed Nielsen, Under-Secretary for International Trade Policy and Business and Thomas Bustrup, Deputy Director General of Confederation of Danish Industry.Jesper Jørgensen, Senior Advisor to the Minister for Climate and Energy, gave an update on the state of play in the COP15 negotiations. Diplomats from nearly all countries attended the seminar hosted by Confederation of Danish Industry and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 23.- CO2 emissions is a global challenge, which demands global action, said Hans Skov Christensen, Director General of Confederation of Danish Industry, as he opened the seminar. According to Minister for Foreign Affairs, Per Stig Møller, common goals for CO2 reductions are necessary. Industrialised countries must take the lead with ambitious reduction targets, but it is vital that all countries are on board and contribute to the handling of the climate challenge. The conference follows last year’s energy-safari, where ambassadors took a two-day trip of Denmark to study energy solutions based on wind, solar power, biomass and district heating.The Minister emphasised that there is no contradiction between environmental concern and economic growth.- Investing in green technology and sustainable, stable energy solutions, will benefit both the economy and the climate, he said, and praised Danish companies efforts within wind, solar, biomass and energy-saving solutions. - Denmark has all the solutions, now all we need is global will to act, he concluded.
Anders Eldrup, CEO of Danish energy company DONG, responsible for 1/3 of Danish CO2 emissions, shared groundbreaking plans for production of bio-ethanol from organic waste, and plans for more off-shore wind farms. Also speaking at the seminar was Svend Roed Nielsen, Under-Secretary for International Trade Policy and Business and Thomas Bustrup, Deputy Director General of Confederation of Danish Industry.Jesper Jørgensen, Senior Advisor to the Minister for Climate and Energy, gave an update on the state of play in the COP15 negotiations.