Energy savings corresponding to removing 212,000 cars from the roads
‘If the ten largest cities in the United States converted to the Amplex street light management system it would correspond to removing 212,000 cars from the roads - in pure CO2 savings.’ This promising perspective is offered by Danish company Amplex which specialises in energy-saving systems to manage street lighting. The company is an example of the many already registered companies participating in the climate-related parallel events that will take place during the COP 15 Conference.
The world is now gearing up for the coming COP 15 Conference in the Bella Center in Copenhagen where the overall goal is to enter into an international post-Kyoto climate agreement, which involves as many countries as possible. The COP 15 Conference is the fifteenth Conference of the Parties under the United Nations’ Climate Change Convention.
For two weeks, from December 7-18 2009, about 12,000 decision makers, NGO’s and journalists from more than 200 different countries will meet to discuss the future course of the planet. If President Barack Obama is going to participate in the conference, the organisers are expecting an even more impressive turnout, thus counting about 18,000 visitors.
Even though the actual conference is closed to the general public, a lot of climate-related parallel and side events, which are accessible to everyone, will take place before, during, and after the conference. The premiere business event parallel to COP 15 is the Bright Green Exhibition & Conference which is hosted by the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) on December 12-13.
The highly profiled exhibition is currently in the process of inviting various environmental advocates. Among these are Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and U2 lead singer Bono. It will be like visiting a gallery of climate solutions, and the idea is to combine elements from art, architecture, showbiz, and trade fairs.