Frost & Sullivan: the Private Sector Holds Investments Until the Conclusion of the Copenhagen Conference

With future investments in clean technology heavily dependant on the outcome of the 15th Conference of Parties (COP 15) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the private sector waits to hear what target the world leaders will commit to and what mitigation actions developing countries will undertake. Without the legislation and international agreements private companies will be timid in making large scale investments in clean technologies, according to Frost & Sullivan. Failure of the Copenhagen Conference is likely to result in insufficient financing of low emissions projects and slow down the battle against global warming.

"The hope of private...

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