Wednesday, February 04, 2009

The Road to Copenhagen


Editor’s Note: Author Don Tapscott will be blogging guest daily from Davos.

I attended an excellent session this morning entitled “The Road to Copenhagen.” This refers to the meeting of governments from around the world in Copenhagen this December to thrash out details of an agreement to succeed the 2005 Kyoto Protocol.

“What we most need out of Copenhagen is a clear, shared vision of where the world is going in the future,” said former Vice President Al Gore.

Gore told the audience that “President Obama is the greenest person [in the White House]. He is pushing hard for a dramatic and bold move in the right direction. If other governments do the same, then we can make the change to a low-carbon future.” There was a great deal of enthusiasm in the room for the United States government to finally show leadership in tackling the issue of climate change.

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