Connie Hedegaard

From wreaths to positions

City preps and countries posture ahead of Copenhagen talks 4
Posted 6 days, 6 hours ago It's an exciting time to be in Copenhagen reflecting on a year of intense pressure, activity, and engagement around the world. The last time I wrote, I was convincing myself, and others, that all was not lost for December. Now, on this bright and sunny day, I'm as convinced as ever that world leaders can achieve an ambitious outcome in Copenhagen if they try.
Letter From Europe

Copenhagen reality check: Gov’ts concede new climate treaty unlikely until 2010 3
Posted 3 weeks, 2 days ago Now it's out in the open. Key government leaders and U.N. officials are finally, publicly admitting what they have long privately believed: there is no chance of concluding a new climate treaty in Copenhagen next month.
Letter from Europe

With a melting Greenland as a backdrop, Danish minister urges climate action 3
Posted 4 months, 4 weeks ago
Connie Hedegaard, the impressive Danish Minister for Climate and Energy, has been holding ministerial dialogues on climate policy in different parts of the world for the past five years, but Greenland is her prime location, her secret weapon.