Jeremy Leggett, executive chairman of Solarcentury, argues that Copenhagen
will present enormous opportunities for those firms that move quickly to develop
low carbon products and services.
Presenting at this week's BusinessGreen.com's Sustainable Business Lecture on
What the Copenhagen Climate Summit means for your business, hosted in
association with Citrix GoToMeeting, Leggett explained how a robust Copenhagen
deal will deliver a boost to green businesses.
Leggett is founder and Executive Chairman of Solarcentury, a leading European
solar energy company, and founder and Chairman of SolarAid, a charity set up
with Solarcentury profits. He is a also a founding director of the world's first
private equity investment fund for renewables, run by Bank Sarasin (New Energies
Invest AG, 2000-present). Along the way he has written and edited several books,
including The Carbon War (1999) and Half Gone (2005).