15/10/2009 12:00

With just one negotiating session left to go to the Copenhagen Climate Change summit in December, climate change specialists Richard Gledhill and Jonathan Grant of PwC’s Sustainability and Climate Change practice, give their views on the impact of the latest round of talks in Bangkok, and other recent developments.

Richard Gledhill, PwC Sustainability and climate change comments:

“Perhaps for the first time, real negotiations took place, but countries are as far apart as ever and there is now less optimism that Copenhagen will deliver a robust deal.”

• What are the critical issues taking shape now?
• What are the options for a deal?
• Where does the current uncertainty leave business?

Read this and more by downloading the PwC perspective on the Road to Copenhagen on the right.

Note(s):
1. Richard Gledhill, Jonathan Grant or Jon Williams are available for interview and further comment on issues surrounding climate change and carbon markets and will be attending the Copenhagen Climate Change summit in December. Please contact Rowena Mearley for details. T: 07841 563 180.
2. The PricewaterhouseCoopers climate change team will be issuing regular updates on the status of the climate change talks in the lead up to, and at, Copenhagen. For more information please register at http://www.pwc.com/climateready or contact Rowena Mearley (rowena.mearley@uk.pwc.com)
3. PwC is a strategic advisor to the World Economic Forum Climate Change Initiative, and a member of the Low Carbon Prosperity Taskforce which is working with the G20 governments to develop a set of practical projects and policy proposals to encourage a rapid transition to a low carbon economy.
4. PwC has a 17 year track record of advising clients on sustainability and corporate responsibility issues across its assurance, tax and advisory practices. In the past 18 months the UK practice has trebled in size, joining a global network of over 800 practitioners.

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