Knowledge on climate gather in Copenhagen

Posted on May 14

In March 2009, when the University of Copenhagen hosts the international scientific conference on climate change, the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC, Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, will be one of the keynote speakers. Dr. Pachauri has just supported the chances of achieving a new climate protocol at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December 2009. Professor Katherine Richardson from the University of Copenhagen is looking forward to Dr. Pachauris contribution to the scientific congress to be held prior to COP 15.

-It is about bringing all ideas together and look at 'the big picture,' and here Dr. Pachauri plays an incredibly important role, says Katherine Richardson, chairman of the Scientific Steering Committee, which is planning the Congress.

The scientific congress "Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions" to be held in the Bella Center 10-12 March 2009 will aim to highlight and bring together the essence of the ongoing global research effort on climate change. In December 2009, when the world's policy makers must negotiate a new climate protocol, it will be two years since the last report was published by the IPCC. This means two years of massive research and new knowledge in the field of climate change.

- There is a great energy in research on climate change. At the conference, we will tap that energy and make the most important new knowledge available to decision makers. Our knowledge of the climate grows so incredibly fast right now, says Katherine Richardson, and continues:

- We must therefore continually take stock and keep both researchers and decision makers updated. When the last IPCC report was released, we did not know, for instance, how fast the ice at Antarctica and Greenland is melting. The scientific climate congress in Copenhagen will provide decision makers an update on this and many other essential issues.

- The new knowledge that scientists have is worth gold and should be in circulation as quickly as possible so that the world can best prevent and adapt to climate change, finishes Katherine Richardson.

Read more about the climate congress on www.climatecongress.ku.dk