2008-08-05
Denmark Prepares for 2009 U.N. Climate Summit. By Bryan Walsh, Time, August 5, 2008. "In December 2009, the capital of Denmark will host the 15th meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Kyoto Protocol, better known as the UN climate change summit... The good news is that there may be no country in the world better prepared than Denmark to play host to a climate summit that could -- just maybe -- decide the fate of the world [with the signing of the post-Kyoto climate treaty]. As you leave Copenhagen's airport, you see soaring wind turbines along the side of the road, spinning in the nearly always present breeze. Get used to the sight -- Denmark is a world leader in wind energy, and produces more than 10% of its power from turbines... The new Ministry of Climate and Energy was formed [last year] to focus specifically on global warming and alternative energy, with an eye toward preparing the way for Denmark's leadership on climate change-- at the UN summit and at home, by further reducing its own carbon footprint... But with Americans obsessed over the price of gas -- but not rising global temperatures -- it'll take real political leadership to from Washington to make Copenhagen a success."
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