ABOUT CO2PENHAGEN
CO2PENHAGEN 2009 IS DENMARK’S MOST INNOVATIVE SHOWCASE OF EXPERIENCES AND GREEN TECHNOLOGY
CO2PENHAGEN is the world’s first music and art festival running entirely on renewable energy produced locally on the festival site.
At CO2PENHAGEN the newest climate technology will be used to create music, art and unique experiences – without causing climate change.
The festival is an entertaining event that proves that green energy can coincide with great design. Renewable energy is more than solar panels and windmills. CO2PENHAGEN is developed through collaborations between businesses, local and international artists and Danish students. Students at Denmark’s Technical University are some of the main drivers behind the collaboration.
One of the CO2PENHAGEN founders, Katrine Vejby, who worked as a BBC producer for ten years, says:
“It is going to be wild and visionary. CO2PENHAGEN will be an entertaining event unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. The festival states Denmark’s position as a frontrunner within user driven innovation and design”.
Connie Hedegaard: THINK NEW, THINK AHEAD, THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
UN Climate Change Panel scientists are telling us all to act now if we are to halt the consequences of climate change in time.
In 2050, the world’s population will reach 9 billion people. At present, we are 6½ billion. All future 9 billion people will share our dream of living in material wealth. Homes and cars mean an increase in energy consumption. It is difficult to spot a downside to developing energy efficient forms of transportation and production. The worst that could happen is a reduction in air pollution following the planet’s resources being exploited more efficiently.
I see the climate as a driver for something we inevitably have to do something about.
This is why everyone needs to share the responsibility and contribute to good ideas coming to life. Good ideas have to blossom. Like CO2PENHAGEN, the world’s first CO2-neutral festival. This excellent example of an innovative solution has emerged because creative and progressive people have had the guts to cross boundaries. It is the sort of thing that inspires me.
Enjoy!
Connie Hedegaard, Danish Minister for Climate and Energy
