It seems like business and research are two different worlds speaking different languages. The conference has brought different sectors together and it creates a possibility that somehow in this conglomeration of thoughts and views, new and viable answers to the challenge called climate change may arise.

The sector of Information Technology takes part in this undertaking, as voiced by Harald Fuchs from the IBM Company of Germany. What he insinuates is that we may all know that the world is gettin

If journalists think there is little they can or should do to help people deal with climate change, they should think again. In a thought-provoking talk at the conference, professor Susanna Priest came up with four simple ideas for actions that journalists can undertake without offending professional norms of objectivity and the economic restraints of the news business.

Simply furnishing people with enough information is not enough, Priest said and referred to recent research she had done amongst

At least 10,000 people from all over the world are expected to be part of the alternative summit Climate Forum 09 in Copenhagen next month. But what is the point of getting so many people together and what can be achieved? Kristine Holten-Andersen, one of the many driving forces behind the project, believes the summit is about empowerment and creating the feeling of acting together.

The conference blog has obtained permission to quote from Kristine Holten-Andersen’s manuscript for her presentatio

Getting ready for the opening session.


Just before the panel discussion begins. From left to right: Professor Fred Dallmeyr, professor Timothy Reagan, Kristine Holten-Andersen from Climate Forum 09, Jacob Sterling from Maersk Line, chairman of the board for Grundfos Niels Due-Jensen, professor John Thøgersen and professor Susanna Priest.


Buffet on the opening night.

There are aspects of the structure of a conference which can be dangerous. I was concerned about this before coming; not about whether we would be bored or interested, whether the presentations would seem relevant or not - you cannot, or course, please all the people all the time. Rather, there is something in the formal structure itself which, while allowing ‘conversation’ of a kind, also limits our ability to interact.

Politeness and convention require that we sit still and listen - even when