COP15 closing in

COP15, The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, is now only two months away. And although the road to a blockbuster deal still appears long, a shift in U.S. policy indeed appears to be taking place. Carol Browner, Director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy in the Obama Administration, recently stated that the administration is committed to passing comprehensive energy and climate legislation.

Recent developments within the EU has also opened for new opportunities that I believe can be capitalized on, presupposed an up-to-date knowledge of developments in EUs programs, projects and policies. Decision makers all over the world are becoming increasingly pressured to reduce the levels of greenhouse gas emissions. It’s only a matter of time before significant regulatory developments will follow. Consequently, firms all over the world will be deploying clean-energy systems on a much larger scale than previously.

I welcome this development.

Of course we will have to see what the conference really succeeds with. But even if Copenhagen would turn out a complete fiasco, it seems evident that current developments in both the EU and USA, help boost the activities of key players in modern energy. And this is applaudable. The world must reduce the burning of fossil fuels and increase current investments heavily in clean-energy systems. There is little doubt on that today among the leading scientists. But the really interesting question now is how...
/Robert