Given the urgency of climate change, the mobilisation of all players is essential. Within the Copenhagen Conference on climate, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT has presented its contribution to international action to confront climate change through a “White Paper”.

At the EU summit held 18 June, the heads of State and government of the European Union laid the foundation for a financial contribution to be made by the Union to assist developing countries, within the framework of a global agreement on climate change at the upcoming Copenhagen Summit. The contribution will help developing nations combat climate change, in particular through funding for water conservation programmes.

The Copenhagen summit is quickly approaching, and the African group at the United Nations estimates that 267 billion dollars per year are required to overcome the effects of climate change on the African continent, equal to 0.5% of the GDP of developed nations.