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  • 21:56 23 Nov 2009

Act on Copenhagen

Act on Copenhagen is the official UK government website for activities in the lead up to global climate change negotiations in Copenhagen this December, where the successor to the Kyoto Protocol will be agreed.

The website was launched on 26 June 2009, coinciding with the launch of the UK's Road to Copenhagen document (PDF).

This page will feature regular updates from the Act on Copenhagen website, but you can find a broad range of background information, videos and international content on the Act on Copenhagen website itself.

Latest updates

The Sunday Times brought together a panel of 11 leading figures from the business world to find out the attitudes of the corporate sector.

Brendan Barber, General Secretary of the TUC, said that workers in the developed and developing worlds were fully behind the shift towards low carbon growth.

Gordon Brown, today spoke at the Confederation of British Industry annual conference, where he set out plans for investment and export-led growth in the UK.

Sixty-five world leaders have already said they will attend the Copenhagen climate summit next month, and several more have responded positively to invitations.

ActonCopenhagen.gov.uk partnered with London's Lyceum Theatre to help take the West End's message on climate to Copenhagen.

Roz Savage, along with five other women are heading to Copenhagen – on foot. The group are walking from Big Ben in London to Brussels.

Professor Bob Watson on the science of a 2 degree C Copenhagen deal and the vital role of forests in securing a climate deal at Copenhagen

Ed Miliband delivered a speech at London School of Economics on the politics of climate change the UK's ambition for a global agreement at Copenhagen.

New campaign gives students a platform to collaborate on their vision Copenhagen.The MixedInk writing tool allows users to arrive at a democratically-produced 'manifesto' for Copenhagen.

Momentum is gathering ahead of Copenhagen for a deal on deforestation.The UK is optimistic of getting this deal – a crucial part of tackling climate change.

Russia has unexpectedly increased the size of the reductions in emissions it is offering to make in the lead up to Copenhagen next month.

Foreign Secretary leads video link up between young climate champions in Edinburgh and Kyoto.

A seminar on how legally-binding carbon reduction targets can promote national climate change policy.

New study warns that global trends of CO2 emissions indicate we're heading towards 6C of global warming.

Cómo pueden los objetivos de reducción de carbono de obligado cumplimiento impulsar políticas nacionales sobre cambio climático.

The impacts of a global temperature rise of 4 ºC (7 ºF)




Official website

Act on Copenhagen logo

The UK Government is pushing for a global deal to tackle climate change. www.actoncopenhagen.gov.uk

Watch the latest climate change video at the Foreign Office YouTube channel

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100 voices 100 days

Each day for 100 days until the Copenhagen, hear one person or organisation's thoughts on how the world can successfully deal with climate change - in 100 seconds of video.

Milestones on the road to Copenhagen

November 2009 (iStockphotos)

See what's happening in the lead up to Copenhagen this month

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