Previous lectures

You may find information about the previous lectures by following the links below.

Lecture 1 

The series of Climate Lectures was opened on the 21st of January 2008 by President of Yale University, Richard Levin. He talked about sustainability and about how Yale has made plans to reduce its CO2 emissions. "Leading by Example".

Lecture 2 

The Danish Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, was the second speaker in the series. In his speech "Count-down to Copenhagen" he talked about climate politics and the expectations to the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen in 2009. The lecture was given the 22nd of February.

Lecture 3 

Graham Floater, senior economist at The Office of Climate Change in London visited Copenhagen University the 26th of February where he spoke about "The Economics of Climate Change".

Lecture 4 

The President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pöttering, visited Copenhagen University the 1st of April where he gave his lecture "Rising to the Challenge - A European Strategy for Addressing Climate Change at a Global Level".

Lecture 5

The 16th of April, Executive Director Rob Routs and Senior Energy Advisor Wim Thomas presented "Shells Energy Scenarios to 2050". 

Lecture 6

Wade Troxell gave the 20th of June his lecture "Winds of Change" on Colorado State University's (CSU) effort to become 100% green and on the potential of "smart grids".

Lecture 7

Professor Mohan Munasinghe, Vice president of the IPCC,  gave the 9th of September his Climate Lecture for a full Ceremonial Hall. He focused on the developing countries and sustainable development.  

Lecture 8

Stephan O. Andersen has been taking part in international climate negotiations for many years. He was one of the chief negotiators when the Montreal Protocol was negotiated. The 8th Climate Lecture was held the 27th of October.

Lecture 9

Vice president at Boeing International, Jan Narlinge, discussed Boeing, the aviation industry and their focus on bioenergy at the 9th Climate Lecture hosted by Copenhagen University. This lecture was held the 18th of November. 

Lecture 10

Minister of Climate and Energy, Connie Hedegaard, spoke the 18th of December about the content of COP14 just after the COP14 in Poznan and the road towards COP15 in Copenhagen. The lecture was in Danish.

Lecture 11

Christoph Schär, assistant professor at the Niels Bohr Institute, spoke Thursday 29 January at the Biocenter about the future climate that, among other things, will be characterized by varying and fierce weather changes, and on the processes that underlie the future of violent weather changes.

Lecture 12

Will Steffen, professor at Australian National University and honoray climate professor at the University of Copenhagen, spoke the 17th of February at the Department of Geography and Geology. The title was "Climate Change and the Anthropocene: Where on Earth Are We Going?"

Lecture 13

Ditlev Engel, CEO of the Danish company Vestas Wind Systems A/S, spoke at Monday, 2 March 2009 on the views of Vestas on wind power’s role in the global climate change abatement efforts. The title of the Climate Lecture was "Wind Power can Deliver Urgent Action on Climate Change".

Lecture 14

Professor Daniel M. Kammen and Professor Katherine Richardson gave on 13 March 2009 the lecture "Climate Status - Conclusions from IARU's Scientific Congress on Climate Change".

Lecture 15

Professor Anthony J. McMichael held this Climate Lecture on May 26 2009 as his inauguration lecture on Human Health in the perspective of the Climate Changes, as the University of Copenhagen was pleasured to presentate Professor McMichael as an honorary professor at the Health Science Faculty.

Lecture 16

The professor in Climate Economics, Hans-Werner Sinn from the University of Munich and CESifo, will at this lecture entitled "Table or Tank: Why Biofuels are a Blind Alley" spoke at September 2nd, 2009 on the subject of the economics behind the proposed substitution of fossil fuels with biofuels.

Lecture 17

Councelor to the U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC) Dr. Mathew J. Burrows was the principal drafter for the NIC publication Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World that was published in November last year. In his lecture Dr. Burrows spoke on the national security challenges and opportunities through 2030 resulting from global climate change that the United States is facing.

You are able to download the presentation made by Dr. Burrows here (pdf).

Lecture 18

Professor Diana Liverman (pdf) is Director of the Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University Centre for the Environment. She visited the University at October 1, where she lectured on the roles and effectiveness of actors in reducing the risks of climate chang.

Lecture 19

The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the University and held a lecture entitled The Road to Copenhagen: Meeting the Climate Challenge at October 3, 2009.

The webcast from the lecture is available at the site of the Ban Ki-moon lecture.

You can download Ban Ki-moon's speech from the Climate Lecture here (PDF).

Lecture 20

On October 30, 2009, Denmark's Minister of Economic and Business Affairs, Lene Espersen, held a Climate Lecture at the University of Copenhagen. She presented the Danish Government's "Business Plan on Climate Change". The lecture was held in Green Lighthouse - University of Copenhagen's new climate friendly house.

You can download the pictures from the event here (ZIP).

Lecture 21

Dr. Jane Lubchenco, science advisor to the Obama Administration, a marine ecologist, environmental scientist, and the ninth Administrator of NOAA, appointed by President Obama, held on Friday, November 13 the 21st Climate Lecture in the series of lectures at the University of Copenhagen. The title of the talk is Climate science, climate services.

You can download the pictures from the event here (ZIP). Moreover, the presentation will soon be made available here.

Lecture 22

On November 18, 2009, Professor Steve Rayner from University of Oxford addressed the problems of the conceptual architecture of the Kyoto policy strategy and also touched upon the processes behind climate policy and policy making.

Lecture 23

In connection with the workshop in cooperation with Yale University, the University of Copenhagen hosted a Climate Lecture with and by students at December 14, 2009.

You are able to read more about the workshop "Greening Universities" with Yale University here.

Lecture 24

IPCC Chairman, Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, gave a Climate Lecture at the University of Copenhagen on December 15, 2009.

You are able to read more about the Lecture, download the presentation and/or see the webcast here.