COP 15 - UN Climate Change Conference December 7 - 18

COP 15 - United Nations Climate Change Conference

December 7 - December 18

Copenhagen, Denmark

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) will be attending the COP15 - United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.  In the coming weeks USGBC will join representatives from over 150 countries supporting the effort to find consensus and solutions for climate change adaptation and mitigation.

As the built environment accounts for 40 percent of global carbon emissions, the green building movement has an unprecedented opportunity to make a major contribution to new global carbon reduction targets.  USGBC is actively involved with government delegations and non-government organizations to better understand how we can work together to show that green building represents one of the most direct, immediate, and cost-effective opportunities to help tackle climate change.

For more information, visit USGBC's COP15 page.

Follow the link to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change for their coverage of COP15.

The State Department's Pressroom also offers detailed releases of the United States' involvement in Copenhagen.