Copenhagen 2009: Who's Who

This article is part of the Climate project of Spinwatch.

The Conference has been mainly organized and hosted by the Danish Government, through the following ministeries: Ministry of Climate and Energy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Finance and the Prime Minister's Office. Originally the conference was initiated by the former Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, leader of the liberal party "Vestre", and the centre-right collation "Det Konservative Folkeparti".The conference hosting was continuing by the current Prime Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, (also from Vestre, after Fogh Rasmussen resignation's in April 2009),through his minister of Climate and Energy, Connie Hedegaard.

It was the decision of the Danish Government that the Conference organization itself-not only the subject- should be focused on climate itself and how to reduce the GHG emissions. As a result of that, the Conference will be the first global Climate event to be powered by eco-friendly electricity, as organizers are working on the construction of a windmill near the Bella Centre.

It is expected that the event will gather delegates from over 170 countries, and a total number of 8,0000 people, as a government representatives, NGOs, journalists and activists. The host country will be represented in the submit by the Statsministeriet (Prime Minister Office), as well as by the following organizations:

• Copenhagen Climate Network: A network of key persons from Danish and international businesses, whose aim is to to establish networks among businesses, individuals and organisations supporting a climate policy focusing on the environment.

• Copenhagen Climate Council: A global collaboration between business and science founded by the independent think tank Monday Morning, based in Copenhagen. Its aim is to create global awareness of the importance of the COP15 Conference.