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Copenhagen: capital of Denmark Copenhagen Consensus background:

The Denmark Consensus 2009 started on December 6 2008 when the Danish people were given an opportunity to express their opinion on the biggest challenges facing Denmark on Politiken's web page. The five biggest challenges identified were: The Danish economy Healthcare Integration and immigration Climate and pollution Infrastructure and public transport

Original: In 2009, the Copenhagen Consensus established a Climate Change Project specifically to examine solutions to climate change. The process was similar to the 2004 and 2008 Copenhagen Consensus, involving papers by specialists considered by an expert panel of economists. The panel ranked 15 solutions, of which the top 5 were: 1. Research into marine cloud whitening (involving ships spraying sea-water into clouds so as to reflect more sunlight and thereby reduce temperatures) 2. Technology-led policy response 3. Research into stratospheric aerosol injection (involving injected ?sulphur dioxide into the upper atmosphere to reduce sunlight) 4. Research into carbon storage 5. Planning for adaptation The benefits of the number 1 solution are that if the research proved successful this solution could be deployed relatively cheaply and quickly. Potential problems include environmental impacts e.g. from changing rainfall patterns.
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: 12 6 2008 Politiken ,,, 2009 2004 2008


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