President Felipe Calderón Joins CEOs at COP16 to Drive Climate Protection

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World Climate Summit - (www.worldclimatesummit.com)
November 26, 2010 - Mexico City, London, Brussels, Washington, London, Copenhagen

Organised by the World Climate Summit, His Excellency, Felipe Calderon, President of Mexico, will be joining the CEOs of The Coca-Cola Company, Dow Chemical Company, Duke Energy and UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Christiana Figueres, to discuss the importance of business in driving global change at a special VIP reception on November 29th, Cancun, moderated by Charlie Rose. With the Climate Group, Green Solutions, UN Global Compact, World Business Council on Sustainable Development, and supported by the World Economic Forum Climate Change Initiative. Download media advisory >>

Thomson Reuters joins World Climate Summit as Media Partner

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Thomson Reuters joins the World Climate Summit as Media Partner
October 21, 2010 - LONDON, BRUSSELS, COPENHAGEN, MEXICO CITY
Thomson Reuters www.thomsonreuters.com has joined the World Climate Summit as media partner. As such Thomson Reuters will promote and cover the World Climate Summit, with more services to be announced nearer the Summit. Read more>>
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Sir Richard Branson's Carbon War Room joins World Climate Summit

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September 29, 2010 - NEW YORK, LONDON, BRUSSELS, COPENHAGEN, MEXICO CITY, NEW YORK
Sir Richard Branson’s Carbon War Room, has joined the World Climate Summit, as a Founding Partner. As such, this partnership entails co-designing, co-promoting and co-inviting speakers and VIPs to the World Climate Summit. Peter Boyd, COO, Carbon War Room said, “We are excited about becoming a partner of the World Climate Summit and consider it the premier event for business and industry during COP16.” Read more >> http://mim.io/650d5

World Climate Summit to launch at BusinessClimate 2010 in NYC during Climate Week

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September 17, 2010 - NEW YORK, LONDON, BRUSSELS, COPENHAGEN, MEXICO CITY, NEW YORK
The World Climate Summit will officially launch at the cocktail reception of BusinessClimate 2010 on Tuesday 21 September 5.30-7.00pm, as an official event of Climate Week. Read more>>

The Carbon Markets and Investors Association joins the World Climate Summit

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September 9, 2010 - LONDON, ASPEN, BRUSSELS, COPENHAGEN, MEXICO CITY, NEW YORK
The Carbon Markets and Investors Association (www.cmia.net), an international trade association representing 75 per cent of the global carbon market in 2009, valued at USD 130 billion, has joined the World Climate Summit as an Industry Partner. Read more>>

The Climate Group joins the World Climate Summit

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September 8, 2010 - LONDON, ASPEN, BRUSSELS, COPENHAGEN, MEXICO CITY, NEW YORK
The Climate Group (www.theclimategroup.org), one of the most influential climate change associations in the world has joined the World Climate Summit as a Founding Partner. This partnership includes co-promoting and co-inviting industrial, financial, political, and academic leaders to the World Climate Summit. This also includes the co-promotion of the Climate Week in New York City on the week of September 20th which the World Climate Summit will take part. More information can be found at http://www.climateweeknyc2010.org// Read more>>

Club of Beijing joins World Climate Summit as Founding Partner

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September 7, 2010 - BEIJING, LONDON, ASPEN, BRUSSELS, CAMBRIDGE, COPENHAGEN, MEXICO CITY, NEW YORK
The Club of Beijing (www.clubofbeijing.org), the first international think tank convened by Chinese to focus on global sustainable development, and whose Board includes Maurice Strong, (first UNEP Secretary General and Godfather of Sustainable Development) has joined the World Climate Summit as a Founding Partner. Read more>>

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership joins the World Climate Summit

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September 6, 2010 - Cambridge, Brussels, London, New York, Copenhagen, Mexico City, Aspen

The Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership REEEP (www.reeep.org), one of the most important renewable energy and energy efficiency organisations in the world has joined the World Climate Summit. REEEP represents more than 300 partners including 45 governments, private companies and other international organisations.

This partnership also includes REEGLE http://www.reegle.info/, the search engine for renewable energy and energy efficiency.

“We are delighted to be associated with this important gathering of business leaders and policy-makers,” said Marianne Osterkorn, Director General of REEEP. “Without the private sector, significant large-scale investments in clean energy will not be possible. As a change agent for accelerating exactly this market, REEEP is very happy to support the World Climate Summit.”

Michael Mathres, World Climate Summit said, "REEEP is so important in bridging the gap between the developed and developing world in terms of deploying renewable energy and energy efficiency projects and best practice around the world. We are delighted to have them on board.”

Latin American Banking Federation joins the World Climate Summit

September 2, 2010 - CAMBRIDGE, LONDON, ASPEN, BRUSSELS, CAMBRIDGE, COPENHAGEN, MEXICO CITY, NEW YORK
FELABAN the Latin American Banking Association representing more than 500 banks in 19 Latin American countries has joined the World Climate Summit.

FELABAN said, "Conscious of the important role that the banking sector plays within sustainable development, FELABAN has decided to join the World Climate Summit. We strongly believe that if we build a solid and close relationship between private and public sector, we will be able to accomplish the sustainable development initiatives in a global way. The WCS aims to link together different institutions and organizations, both public and private, so that they can exchange ideas, best practices and learn from each other’s experience and knowledge."

Michael Mathres, World Climate Summit said, "Bringing the Latin American investment community to the World Climate Summit will accelerate financial solutions to climate change. We are delighted to have FELABAN on board.”