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2009-12-08

The Presentations from the Countdown to Copenhagen seminar

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.

The presentations

The presentations are listed in the order in which they were presented:

• Prof. Katherine Richardson - Are the facts paralyzing us? Let’s be guided by science (ppt)
• Prof. Dorthe Dahl-Jensen - What ice can tell us about the future needs for mitigation (pptx)
  
• Prof. Ole John Nielsen - Reacting to a fed up atmosphere (ppt)
  
• Prof. Thomas Bjørnholm og Prof. Birger Lindberg Møller - Photosynthesis: Revolutionising the transformation of energy? (pptx - 20 MB)
  
• Prof. John R. Porter - Agriculture – a joker in mitigation? (ppt)
  
• Prof. Eirik S. Amundsen - Costs of Climate Change, mitigation and adaptation (ppt)
• Prof. Bruce Campbell - How to avoid a food catastrophy in the developing countries? (ppt)
  
• Prof. Ole Wæver - How to avoid threats to global security? (ppt)
  
• Prof. Kirsten Hastrup - Opportunities and threats to people (ppt)
  
• Prof. Anette Reenberg - Beyond climate? - the multiple exposure of African drylands (ppt)
  
• Prof. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber - How to meet the MAD Challenge in Copenhagen (ppt, approx. 40 MB, or in pdf here, approx. 14 MB)
  

The Seminar "Countdown to Copenhagen"

The University of Copenhagen Climate Change seminar was a great success. The Ceremonial Hall in the Main Building was full of people from around the world, most noticeable students and scientists from abroad.

You are able to download the programme for the "Countdown to Copenhagen" seminar here (pdf).