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The Climate Office at the University of Copenhagen: The year 2009 in retrospective.
2010-01-18
2009 was indeed a year where climate change once and for all was put on the international agenda. Join the University of Copenhagen to look back at this year by following the link.
Presentation and webcast by Dr. R. K. Pachauri at Climate Lecture 24
2009-12-15
The PowerPoint presentation made by Dr. R. K. Pachauri and the webcast at the 24th Climate Lecture at the University of Copenhagen has now been made available for download.
Webcast from the opening of the COP15
2009-12-13
The webcast from the opening of the COP15 conference in Bella Center has now been made available.
The Presentations from the Countdown to Copenhagen seminar
2009-12-08
The presentations from the University of Copenhagen Climate Change seminar entitled "Countdown to Copenhagen", which was held on Monday, December 7, 2009, are now published. Follow the link to see or re-see them.
Climate Strategy 2010
2009-12-02
University of Copenhagen has now published its new climate strategy from 2010 and on. Here you can read more about the University's strategy and action plan for the future.
I do 30
2009-11-27
The I do 30 campaign is about turning down the heat on our washing machines and turning down our CO2 emissions, while turning up the heat on those decision makers who can help give us a lot more climate friendly choices in our daily lives.
Seal The Deal!
2009-11-25
The UN-led Seal the Deal Campaign aims to galvanize political will and public support for reaching a comprehensive global climate agreement in Copenhagen in December. The message is simple - Seal the Deal!
Dance 4 Climate Change
2009-11-25
Some of the world's leading performers will sing and dance at the Dance for Climate Change concert in Denmark's national football stadium on 7 December 2009 - the first day of the crucial United Nations Climate Convention meeting known as COP15.
RETHINK our energy future
2009-08-30
The global energy scene has several concerns that strongly affect decisions on energy development priorities, not least the security of supply and climate change. As part of the university's climate focus, the university is in cooperation with the student organization Energy Crossroads organizing a two day-event as run-up to COP15.
The Translated Synthesis Report
2009-08-11
The Synthesis Report from the IARU International Scientific Congress
entitled "Climate Change: Global
Risks, Challenges and Decisions" has now been translated into seven
different languages besides English and their have been launched for
download here. Follow the link to find the different reports.
Guides wanted for Green Lighthouse
2009-07-28
University of Copenhagen's new climate friendly building Green Lighthouse on North Campus near the Faculty of Science is looking for students with an inner guide and an interest in communicating sustainable architecture.
Future Now
2009-05-20
The future needs us. Now.
The time for only talking about climate change is over. We need to increase our efforts to protect our planet for future generations. And we need to start now.
Future Now is an initiative by Grundfos that aims to create and spread great ideas and knowledge about how to combat climate change. So make yourself heard. Join with us as we take the necessary steps to combat climate change. We can positively affect the future, starting right now.
The Economics of Climate Change
2009-04-22
The Department of Economics, at the University of Copenhagen, is again this year organizing a Summer School called "The Economics of Climate Change", Faculty: Associate Professor Robert Mohr, University of New Hampshire.
Climate Change Impact - Interview with Professor Schellnhuber
2009-03-04
The newspaper of the University of Copenhagen is proud to present an exclusive interview with Professor John Schellnhuber, who is heading the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and a visiting professor at the University of Oxford. Furthermore, Professor Schellnhuber has also gained some fame of being one of the German Chancellors top climate adviser and it is in this regard that Professor Schellnhuber has been invited as one of the Plenary Speakers at the IARU International Scientific Congress on Climate Change, arranged at Bella Center March 10-12, 2009.
The Copenhagen Climate Exchange 2009
2009-01-09
The Danish Society for Nature Conservation invites you to a global climate exhibition and fair in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Copenhagen Climate Exchange 2009 will be a forum for cities, NGOs and innovative enterprises from across the World.
International Youth Unite in Poland for Bold Climate Action
2008-12-09
500+ young people from over 50 countries work together, pushing world leaders to reach agreement at COP14 in Poland.
E-learning Course on Climate Change
2008-11-20
To meet the increasing demand for higher education courses on climate change, University of Copenhagen is now offering a new interdisciplinary 15 ECTS MSc E-learning course on Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation. The course is developed in close cooperation between University of Copenhagen, the Danish Meteorological Institute, UC Berkeley and Australian National University and involves members of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC).
Café Climat Nov. 5: Health and Climate Change
2008-10-31
What is the impact on health from climate change? Come and hear the experts view at the Café Climat on November 5, 2008. Experts will look at FOOD - And AIRBORNE EFFECTS caused by the raise in temperature in the EUROPEAN REGION.
Danish scientists lead the way in clean technology
2008-09-01
The University of Copenhagen will be exhibiting four research projects from Monday to Wednesday next week when universities from all over the world get the chance to meet business and industry at the CopenMind cleantech marketplace at the Bella Center.
Moot Courts
2008-09-01
Get a free trip to Washington D.C., Luxembourg, Stockholm, or other exciting cities. Become an expert in Human Rights, European Union Law, Intellectual Property Law, or Environmental Law. Sounds interesting? Then follow the link to read more about this opportunity.
The NEEM ice coring project
2008-05-14
During 2007-2011, a team of ice core researchers will drill through the ice sheet in North-West Greenland to retrieve ice from the previous interglacial, the Eemian, which ended about 115,000 years ago. Ice core samples from the Eemian will contribute to the understanding of the dynamics of climate under conditions similar to those of a future warming climate.
Students make project to build sustainable cities in China
2008-04-14
Students from the Department of Economics won the The Grundfos Challenge – a competition arranged by the Danish company Grundfos. The headline of The Grundfos Challenge 2008 was: How can Grundfos contribute to a sustainable development in the fast growing BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, Chia)?
Students set a green fingerprint
2008-03-10
The 26nd of February KU and Siemens pointed out the winner of The Green Relay - an open competition for students and employees at Copenhagen University.
Student seminar on sustainability
2008-03-09
The 28-30 March 2008 Green Network - a student organisation at Copenhagen University - hosts a national student seminar with the purpose of uniting all of Denmarks universities to create a unified objective on a sustainable society.
Danish Prime Minister counts down to COP15
2008-02-18
Anders F. Rasmussen visiting Copenhagen University
Yale President visits University of Copenhagen
2008-01-15
At January 21 the president of Yale University, Richard Levin, visits Copenhagen and the University of Copenhagen.
During this visit, Mr. Levin will attend a public meeting at the University of Copenhagen's Ceremonial Hall. For more information about the meeting, go to virtual.ku.dk
University of Copenhagen to host world congress on climate research
2007-10-02
Thousands of researchers convene in March 2009 in Copenhagen in order to contribute to finding a solution for reducing the world's energy consumption and CO2 emission. University of Copenhagen and the other universities in the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) organise the conference as agreed with the Prime Ministers Office (Denmark).
The congress takes place six months before the UN Climate Summit (COP15). The results from the research congress will form part of the final proce...