World Business Summit on Climate Change
The World Business Summit on Climate Change was convened by the
Copenhagen Climate Council
in cooperation with the UN Global Compact, the World Economic Forum, the World Business Council for
Sustainable Development, The Climate Group, and the 3C initiative.
The summit brought together 650 business leaders with the world's top scientists,
economists, civil society representatives, media leaders and government officials.
Speaking at the Summit’s opening, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for Greening the
Global Economy, Encouraged Pro-Climate Advocacy by Business and urged business leaders to push for
a fair and effective global climate change agreement in Copenhagen this December.
In a
Copenhagen Call (pdf)
issued on the closing day of the World Business Summit on
Climate Change, participating businesses announced that a new global climate treaty must set bold
targets for emissions reductions by 2020 and 2050, limiting the global average rise in temperature
to a maximum of two degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels. The statement calls for
immediate and substantial action leading to an abatement of around 17Gt by 2020.
Contact
Lila Karbassi
karbassi@un.org
+1-917-367-3648
(Last update November 2009)
