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World Climate Summit 2015 announces its first partners
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World Climate Summit 2015 announces its first partners

August 10, 2015 (Paris and Copenhagen) — The World Climate Summit 2015 is proud to announce its first partners for this year’s historic event during the UNFCCC COP21. They include:Vestas, Iberdrola, Alstom, DEWA, European Investment Bank, State of Green, Carbon Tracker, and Carbon Trust.

Our partners are ready to tackle climate change through their involvement in the various plenaries at the Summit, with a programme that focuses on topics like building consensus within the international community for climate action, and forming an integrated and comprehensive agenda for climate change.

Anders Runevad, CEO of Vestas, says, “Vestas seeks to be a global sustainability leader among key climate stakeholders, and our current campaign, ‘A Race We Must Win,’ raises awareness about the critical energy choices the world is facing.”

Additionally, Ignacio Galán, CEO of Iberdrola, says, “Iberdrola is firmly committed to fighting against climate change and to the development of sustainable energy by becoming carbon neutral by 2050.”

This year’s Summit will be coordinated with Sustainia, a sustainability think tank, and will take place on December 6 in Paris, France. The World Climate Summit is inviting CEOs, celebrities, and other leaders to discuss and promote business, finance, and government climate actions. The Summit will end with the distribution of Sustainia Awards.

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We would like to thank our partners for their support. We look forward to a fruitful collaboration at the World Climate Summit 2015!

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THE ORGANIZERS

World Climate Ltd
The Leading Global Stakeholder Platform for Green Solutions
Since 2010, World Climate Ltd has established itself as the foremost international stakeholder platform on climate change and the green economy. It works with governments, financiers, and large corporations in creating awareness, establishing partnerships, and aligning policies, funds, and solutions for a resource efficient world. World Climate Ltd is managed by a team of leaders with more than 50 years of experience combined in developing innovative industry platforms and communications strategies in the climate arena.

Sustainia
The Leading Think Tank for Sustainable Solutions
Based in Copenhagen, Sustainia is a sustainability think tank working to scale the deployment of innovative solutions and provide industries and organizations with a shortcut to sustainable transformation. Focusing on tangible know-how, innovation, and technologies, Sustainia showcases the sustainable future we could achieve if existing solutions were implemented on a larger scale. Sustainia is founded by Scandinavian think tank Monday Morning and developed in close collaboration with Realdania, DNV GL, UN Global Compact, WWF, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s initiative Regions20, International Federation for Housing and Planning, Storebrand, and Connect4Climate.