Climate Sustainability PLATFORM

The Climate Sustainability Platform was an open forum at The Copenhagen Climate Exchange. All stakeholders and the public were invited to engage in dialogues, discussions, workshops, and build partnerships for climate sustainability solutions.

Each day at The Copenhagen Climate Exchange
Each day at The Copenhagen Climate Exchange the dialogue of the platform had a separate theme covering adaptation, mitigation, finance and technology finally culminating in the expression of a shared vision; and a Climate Sustainability Message was delivered to COP15 and the negotiators.

The following workshops took place:

Thursday
13:45-15: Up to Copenhagen: Climate Change and Sustainable Development
15 -16:15: Climate Challenge: Adaptation of Sustainable Lifestyles & Livelihoods to Face Climate Change
19:15-20:30: Climate Sustainability Roles: Promoting Sustainable Lifestyle & Livelihood Choices

Friday
11:15-12:30: The Climate Challenge: Mitigation Options for Sustainable Urban Lifestyles & Livelihood
13:45-15:00: Climate Sustainability Responsibilities: Role of Sustainable Design, Innovation, Production and Trade in the Urban Consumer Market 

Saturday
11:15-12:30: The Climate Challenge: Finance & Technology to combat Climate Change
13:45-15:00: Climate Sustainability Exchanges: Sustainable Enterprise Partnerships and Responsible Consumer Markets

Sunday
11:15-13: A Mindful World Order: Shared Visions and Global Partnerships

Each day there were also severel lectures from The Climate Sustainability Platform. Find them in the CPHCO2009 programme.

Uchita de Zoysa is the convener of the Climate Sustainability Platform. He has travelled widely across the world, participating in the largest UN world summits and has presented papers at more than a hundred meetings as a strong advocate of sustainability.  He will deliver the keynote address at the opening session of the platform on December 3rd.

Read the full programm of the Climate Sustainability PLATFORM