Binding targets for 37 industrialized countries and the European community for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions sets the amount acceptable to an average of five per cent against 1990 levels over the five-year period 2008-2012. Recognizing that developed countries are principally responsible for the current high levels of GHG emissions in the atmosphere as a result of more than 150 years of industrial activity, the Protocol places a heavier burden on developed nations under the principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities.”
The Climate Conference in Copenhagen parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will meet for the last time on government level before the climate agreement needs to be renewed. This Conference is essential for the world’s climate and the Danish government and UNFCCC are making every effort possible to ensure the absolute success of the meeting in Copenhagen to prevent global warming and climate change.
The Climate Conference will take place in the Bella Center which is conveniently situated close to Copenhagen and the Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup. Governmental representatives from 170 countries are expected to attend conference accompanied by other governmental representatives, NGO’s, journalists and others. Attendance is expected to exceed 8,000 people for the duration of the event. Proudly hosting this crucial Conference is Connie Hedegaard, the Danish minister of Climate and Energy and Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, clearly indicating the importance placed on climate control by the Danish government.
The Danish Government has decided that not only the subject of the conference should be focused on the climate but also the conference itself. Among other initiatives the organizers work on mounting a windmill near the Bella Center to produce climate friendly electricity for the conference.
The conference in Copenhagen is the 15th conference of parties (COP15) in the Framework Convention on Climate Change. The recent meeting in United Nations Climate Change Conferences was held in December 2007 in Bali.
An important part of the scientific background for the political decisions taken on the conferences is made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC, based in Geneva, Switzerland. The IPCC is established to provide the decision-makers and others interested in climate change with an objective source of information about climate change. IPCC is a scientific intergovernmental body set up by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). In 2007 the IPCC received the Nobel Peace Price.
Visitors to the Climate Conference in 2009 will find Copenhagen the perfect host for a gathering of this nature, from Kastrup the main airport of Denmark and the largest in Scandinavia to the excellent bouquet of hotels. The city has much to offer visitors. Well known for its warm hospitality, Copenhagen offers a proud welcome to attendees and trusts the Conference will prove very successful and pave the way for future gatherings that will ensure the stability and longevity of our planet.
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