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The business of climate change

14.12.2009

The Business of Climate Change was up for debate at the UN climate talks in Copenhagen on Thursday with a question and answer discussion run by the Prince of Wales’ Corporate Leaders’ Group on Climate Change.
The Group - which includes big polluters like Shell and Cemex - has launched its own, surprisingly tough call for a Copenhagen deal (the Copenhagen Communique) - which is supported by some 900 companies from around the world.

EU citizens suspect corruption in EU institutions, Wenig escapes sanctions

14.12.2009

Remarkably under-reported: an opinion poll published by Eurobarometer last week revealed that a growing share of European citizens considers corruption to be a serious problem. No less than 83% of the respondents believe that “there is corruption in national institutions” (ranging from 35% in Denmark to 98% in Greece).

Counting the lobbyists

12.12.2009

There are thousands of business lobbyists at the UN climate talks in Copenhagen, but the biggest group once again appears to be from the Angry Mermaid candidate, the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA).

EU Money for CCS Lobby in Copenhagen

11.12.2009

The Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP) – an EU-based fossil fuel industry group funded, in part, by the European tax payer – is in  Copenhagen to promote the role of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in an agreement on climate change. This article looks at how ZEP has used public money to lobby for subsidies in the EU - and how it is pushing for support on an international scale.

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Climate Crashers in Copenhagen

10.12.2009

CEO team members blog from the Copenhagen climate summit.

Go to: climatecrashers.blogspot.com

Food

Sugar cane ethanol to save the climate!

09.12.2009

Brazil launched its PR offensive for sugarcane ethanol at the UN climate talks in Copenhagen on day two (Tuesday 8 December) with a “dialogue” session on the “contribution of biofuels to climate change mitigation”.

Guide to business lobby in Copenhagen

09.12.2009

Brussels/Copenhagen, 9 December - Business lobbyists have been pushing governments to reject tough targets on carbon emissions cuts, according to a new lobbying guide published today by Corporate Europe Observatory [1].
Making money out of climate change is a four-page guide to some of the business lobby groups active in Copenhagen. It highlights how the UN climate negotiations have become a major target for business groups, keen to see their preferred “solutions” - such as nuclear power, a global emissions market and carbon capture and storage - included on the agenda.

A Lobby Guide to the UN climate talks

09.12.2009

The corporate lobbies in Copenhagen

08.12.2009

The UN climate talks have become a "must attend" for huge numbers of business lobbyists, each eager to promote their preferred "solution" to tackling climate change – which protects their business interests. Business lobby groups have been preparing for the 2009 Copenhagen UN Climate Summit for years, lobbying national governments to ensure their interests are represented at the negotiating table.

This guide lists some of the main lobby groups found at the 2009 Copenhagen UN Climate Summit.