ClimateBiz recently featured an article from our CEO, Michael Meehan, on what’s at stake at the COP15 conference in Copenhagen. From the article:

So what’s at stake at Copenhagen? Leadership. All of the opportunities and risks for the U.S. and its economy rest in this one concept, which is one that could make or break a new U.S. economy and fundamentally shift global economic markets. An economy will eventually emerge as the winner from Copenhagen, and the Obama Administration has the formidable task to break the glass ceiling for business to ensure it is the U.S. that comes out on top

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As a member of the international business community, Carbonetworks proudly supports the Copenhagen Communiqué on Climate Change, which calls on governments to agree an ambitious, efficient and equitable international climate framework at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change being held in Copenhagen this week. A complete list of North American signatories is here.

We heartily applaud President Obama’s decision to travel to Copenhagen for the United Nations meeting on climate change (COP15).  His presence sends a strong signal that the US is serious about offering its support.  Obama is expected to tell conference delegates that the United States intends to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions “in the range of 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020”.

Obama will speak in Copenhagen on Dec. 9, the first visit to the annual U.N. conference by a sitting U.S. president since George H.W. Bush in 1992, and his speech is likely to be the focal point for the first week of the U.N. Conference.  The fact that President Obama is willing to go on record with reductions seems to indicate confidence that Congress will come to a resolution on a climate bill.  As Carbonetworks prepares to attend Copenhagen, we look forward to getting to hear the President speak on what we’ve long believed to be a critical issue of national leadership for all countries.