Train to Copenhagen
Train to Copenhagen - www.traintocopenhagen.org [1]- is an international communications campaign organised in connection with the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP15, which will take place in Copenhagen in December 2009. It is working in cooperation with UN's 'Seal the Deal' campaign encouraging decision makers to reach an agreement at COP 15.
According to the organisers, the objectives are to promote an agreement on climate change in Copenhagen and to increase the awareness, among the delegates and media, of the transportation sector’s impact on climate change.[1] The UIC and its partners aim to ensure that rail is accepted as a solution to curb CO2 growth by actually demonstrating that a train trip is a low carbon alternative to other modes of transportation.
The International Union of Railways, UIC ([2]) - www.uic.org - and its Train to Copenhagen partners are providing a framework for the campaign, including a cooperation with UN and its Seal the Deal-campaign, and are encouraging the UIC members to organize national campaigns.
A central element of the campaign is the Climate Express running from Brussels to Copenhagen on 5 December. The train will be the platform for a large number of on-board activities. Presentations, exhibitions, testimonials, interviews and a press conference with the international press will be organized. The passengers invited will be delegates, media/press, NGOs and intergovernmental organizations.
A symbolic journey from Kyoto to Copenhagen is also planned. This train journey between two Climate treaties, the Kyoto agreement and the forthcoming one of Copenhagen, will also demonstrate how to reduce emissions in a crucial sector. It will be possible to follow the adventures made by the travel team, their experiences and observations on the changes due to global warming on the website www.traintocopenhagen.org.
References
- ^ [www.traintocopenhagen.org]