His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General, United Nations
The audience included representatives of youth asso-ciations, all members of PlanetCall´s Advisory Board:
AIESEC, China Youth Climate Action Network, Energy Action Coalition, Energy Crossroads, and India Youth Climate Network.
An ideal complement to the Summit. The Copenha-gen Climate Council and Monday Morning believe that youth can help accelerate the movement towards a new industrial revolution and a low-carbon economy by dem-onstrating their willingness to adopt new solutions and encourage the efforts of business and science.
A call to action. PlanetCall.org offers the opportunity to post a call. Calls are proposed solutions, thoughts, or comments. A call is a declaration that others can build on. These calls can also be sent to social networking sites.
Visitors to PlanetCall.org can explore what the future could be if we implemented the most advanced ideas
Youth calls on COP15 for action to safeguard our planet.
A Copenhagen Climate Council initiative.
The PlanetCall Declaration
“The future of humankind depends on the ac-tions of THIS generation. We are (#) youth having committed ourselves to reduce carbon emissions now, and we encourage all nations to sign an am-bitious global climate treaty at the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen in December 2009. Only through significant action that takes the recommendations of the Intergov-ernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) into account can we ensure that OUR future will be prosperous, clean and secure for us, our chil-dren and our home, the Earth. Act now, sign the Planet Call statement, forward it to your friends, make your voice heard, and let us together create the future we desire and require so that we are remembered as the (#) faces of courage, wonder, and hope.”
Ban Ki-Moon calls on
youth to “shame us into action”
and technologies available. A PlanetCall book is also in the making, presenting a blueprint for a new sustainable society.
In order to begin discussions, selected groups of experts and business people have been invited to give short video talks on planetcall.org. Videos of R.K. Pachauri, Connie Hedegaard, Tim Flannery, Peter Head, and Shai Agassi will soon appear on the site, with others to follow.
Delivering results. PlanetCall offers the opportunity to sign the PlanetCall Declaration. The Copenhagen Cli-mate Council and Monday Morning will present these signatures along with a selection of calls to the Danish Government, host of COP15, and to the United Nations in December 2009. This will stress next generation´s demands for and willingness to support a new global climate change treaty.
This project is supported by businesses and foundations, including Realdania, Grontmij | Carl Bro, LEGO, Arup, and the Danish Association of Engineers (IDA).
For more information please visit: www.planetcall.org
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Sponsors
"The World Business Summit represents one of the clearest indications of the change in attitude towards the climate challenge that has been taking place within the business community over the last couple of years. I am convinced that the call from Copenhagen to take action, will contribute to catalyzing the bold political decisions that we need to transform our fossil based societies."
Anders Eldrup, President and Chief Executive Officer, DONG Energy
Strategic Partner
“The World Business Summit on Climate Change sends a clear signal to government that business would welcome their leadership and stands ready to respond. Govern-ments are the only ones who can ensure the legal framework the private sector needs to do what it is able to do best – innovate in a cost-effective way to ensure de-carbon-ized power generation. The Summit provided the unique opportunity for business to formulate and deliver a common message to governments who will make these key decisions and establish the regulatory framework for the future. Climate change is a global problem with no local solutions. Therefore, Alstom Power believes that it is our common responsibility to act today. The Summit – and in particular the development of ‘The Copenhagen Call’ – confirmed the genuine desire of business to work together to provide the solutions to address this truly global issue. All participants agreed that what is now required is political leadership that will enable business to deliver.”
Philippe Joubert, Executive Vice President, Alstom, and President, Alstom Power
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“We're happy to be part of the initiative, bringing the aviation industry together into a high-profile event like the World Business Summit on Climate Change. We partici-pated in a process with IATA in order to assemble the airline industry’s constructive recommendations for policymakers to achieve a sustainable global solution for avia-tion in time for COP15 in Copenhagen in December. At the Summit, we convened the main players in our industry and demonstrated that we are seriously committed to a sustainable future. It is important to us that the message that the need for a global framework that encompasses our industry will be heard by decision-makers and by the public. I am convinced that aviation will continue to play a natural and vital role in bringing people and markets together – both socially and economically. Aviation has a crucial importance for continued globalization.”
Mats Jansson, Chief Executive Officer, SAS Group Main Sponsor
Greening Partner
"Climate Consortium Denmark has participated in the World Business Summit on Climate Change in order to strengthen awareness of Danish competences and solu-tions in the cleantech area nationally as well as internationally. For Denmark, as an exporting country, it has been a golden opportunity to show international leaders Danish business competences in the area, of climate and energy and the hope is that the summit will create the basis of future investments in Danish climate and energy friendly technology. Furthermore the World Business Summit sends a clear signal to the Danish business community that even though we are a small nation we can still be a frontrunner within green technology, and lead the way in solving some of the world’s most pressing challenges."
Finn Mortensen, Executive Director, Climate Consortium Denmark
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“Climate change is happening right now and things are only expected to get worse in the future. Luckily, we have the technologies to help counter this threat at our disposal already today – and accordingly, we have a responsibility to act. Biotechnol-ogy is one of those technologies that offer a tremendous opportunity to mitigate GHG emissions cost effectively here and now. I hope that our participation in the World Business Summit on Climate Change helped to get this message across to policymak-ers gathering at COP15 in December 2009. There is no more time to waste.”
Steen Riisgaard, Chief Executive Officer, Novozymes
"Gathering leaders from responsible and engaged companies to discuss the climate challenges was an excellent and necessary initiative. It is the companies which are going to bring forward the possible solutions and thus commit ourselves to more sus-tainable innovation and production in future. It has been a good opportunity for us business people to be in dialogue with each other and with politicians and organiza-tions about visions and acorganiza-tions which are reaching further than COP15 in December. I am convinced that the event has inspired even more people to participate in the fight against climate changes."
Carsten Bjerg, Chief Executive Officer, Grundfos Summit Sponsors
“At Novo Nordisk, we want to demonstrate that the transformation to a carbon-neu-tral economy is not only possible, but offers a promise of economic growth for society and profitable returns for business. We have demonstrated in practice many examples of innovations towards carbon-neutral business solutions. And we have conveyed a clear message that government, business and science must work together: Given a long-term, stable framework, a clear target and policies and incentives to stimulate initiatives from business, we as businesses will and can deliver the solutions that will enable us to meet the targets. The Copenhagen Call marks an important milestone for the two years of work in the Copenhagen Climate Council. What we saw during the Summit is that climate is now recognized as a strategic issue. And it may well be a lever to begin to talk sustainability in a broader context in executive teams and on boards. It is important to remember that for many business leaders this is a new agen-da and a new reality they have to face. That is what made the Summit unique – that is where I think we all felt a sea change happening in that very moment.”
Lise Kingo, Executive Vice President and Chief of Staffs, Novo Nordisk
Masdar, wholly owned by the Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala), is Abu Dhabi’s multi-faceted initiative in the development and commercialization of renew-able energy and sustainrenew-able technology. Masdar addresses the entire value chain of renewable energy and sustainability through its various business units that include Utilities and Asset Management, Carbon Management, Property Development, Indus-tries and Masdar Institute of Science and Technology. It also hosts a global platform for collaboration for the renewable industry annually in Abu Dhabi under the banner of the World Future Energy Summit. Masdar is developing a portfolio of solutions that includes a range of carbon monetisation and renewable utilities projects both in Abu Dhabi and abroad. In parallel, the company is investing in a number of innova-tive cleantech companies to further develop and deploy their technologies; it has also formed partnerships with several companies, some of which have resulted in joint ventures on large scale projects. The biggest project currently underway is Masdar City, a carbon-neutral, zero-waste cleantech hub fully powered by renewable sources of energy. Abu Dhabi is leveraging its substantial resources and experience in global energy markets into the technologies of the future. The key objective of Masdar is to assist in the economic diversification of Abu Dhabi; positioning it as a world-class research and development hub for new energy technologies and maintaining the Emirate’s position in future energy markets.
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Acknowledgements
Copenhagen Climate Council
The World Business Summit on Climate Change was convened by The Copenhagen Climate Council.
The Summit was organized by the Council´s Secre-tariat, based in the Copenhagen office of Monday Morning, founder of the Council and Scandinavia’s leading independent think tank, in close collaboration with Tim Flannery, Chairman of the Council.
The Secretariat
Erik Rasmussen, Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Editor-in-Chief Monday Morning, er@mm.dk
Per Meilstrup, Climate Director, pm@mm.dk Nick Rowley, Strategic Director
Laura Storm, Project Director, lss@mm.dk Johannah Christensen, Project Director, jc@mm.dk Scott Willis, Project Director & Editor - Thought Lead-ership Series
Justin Gerdes, Web Editor, jge@mm.dk
Sarah Pickering, Communications Manager, spi@mm.dk
Izabela Butenko-Olesen, Event Manager Christian Eika Frøkær, Project Coordinator Morten Hyllegaard, Program Manager
Anne Sofie Bendtson, Designer Adrien Bory, Project Assistant
Hanne Lyng Christensen, Team Secretary Charlotte Trap-Kinberg, Project Coordinator Meik Wiking, Project Manager
Summit assistants
Anna Holst Jensen, Isabella Frenning, Theis Stoltze Kaspersen, Veronica D’Souza
Monday Morning team
Lars Jannick Johansen, Director and Chief Operating Officer
Morten Christensen, Chief Financial Officer
All images in this report © Copenhagen Climate Council / Peter Sørensen.
Our partners
The Summit was prepared in collaboration with our partners who showed great dedication to our shared mission. We wish to thank:
Combat Climate Change
Arne Mogren, Head of Climate Policy, Vattenfall Jesse Fahnestock, Climate Policy Advisor, Vattenfall
The Climate Group Mark Kenber, Policy Director
Madeleine Cobb, Knowledge Center Manager Lauren Bird, Senior Press Officer
Holly Lenton, Event and Communications Assistant
UN Global Compact
Lila Karbassi, Office and Financial Manager Matthias Stausberg, Spokesperson
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Matthew Bateson, Managing Director, Energy and Climate
Andrea Brown, Energy and Climate Antonia Gawel, Energy and Climate Maria Mendiluce, Energy and Climate
World Economic Forum’s Climate Change Initiative Dominic Waughray, Senior Director, Head of Environ-mental Initiatives
Brindusa Fidanza, Global Leadership Fellow, Environ-mental Initiatives; Manager, Global Agenda Council on Climate Change
Business for Social Responsibility Aron Cramer, Chief Executive Officer
Peder Michael Pruzan-Jørgensen, Managing Director, Europe
Ryan Schuchard, Manager, Environmental Research and Innovation
We would also like to thank Lois Guthrie at the Car-bon Disclosure Project, Henry Derwent at IETA, and Abyd Karmali at the Carbon Markets and Investors Association.
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The process is supported by the Danish government, host of COP15.
Summit Partners Greening Partner
Summit sponsors Main sponsor
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