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FACT SHEET The World Climate Summit (WCS) is the premier annual business, finance and government forum alongside the UNFCCC COP. Each year, the Summit offers a global stakeholder platform for the world’s corporate, financial and political leaders to discuss, develop and accelerate solutions to climate change.

TIME AND PLACE

TIME & PLACE The World Climate Summit 2013 is scheduled to take place on November 16-17, 2013 in Warsaw, Poland, alongside the UNFCCC COP 19. ABOUT WCS Relevant & Complementary – The Summit, alongside the UNFCCC COP process, addressing top-down policies while offering bottom-up solutions. Global Mult i -Stakeholder Leadership – targeting the 500+ government, finance and business leaders, whilst encouraging multi-level, multi-stakeholder and public-private collaborations to benchmark, develop and scale new projects and business models. Engaging & Shaping the Cl imate Agenda – connected to an online community of over 13,000 opinion leaders, combined with opportunities to network and build partnerships with over 600 decision-makers in the climate space. All working together to shape the global climate agenda.

TARGET GROUP The high-level conference is aimed at the climate arena’s leading 500+ decision-makers: CEOs, thought-leaders, business executives, investors, entrepreneurs, philanthropic figures, national, regional and city leaders. By gathering a cross-organisational segment of high-level influencers the summit aims to facilitate public/private partnerships, and bottom-up solutions across a wide range of industries and sectors.

2013 THEMES World Climate Ltd is currently consulting with its partners and other stakeholders on appropriate themes for 2013. WCS is testing, among others a focus on “The Road to COP 21” (the year for a global agreement), with sub-themes like Business Leadership, Public-Private Partnerships in Policy Development and Implementation; Financing the green change (Green Climate Fund, Public Private Funds), Shaping a sustainable future (Energy mix, energy efficiency, energy-water-food nexus). WCS is also testing a focus on Poland, Eastern Europe, EU and its relations with the rest of the world.

RECENT GOVERNMENT PARTNERS § Mexico § South Africa § Qatar § Kwazulu Natal RECENT CORPORATE PARTNERS § Siemens § Nedbank § PwC § Ernst & Young § Alstom § The Coca-Cola Company § Philips § Vale § Iberdrola § Brasil Foods § Vestergaard Frandsen § Zero Emissions Platform § European Investment Bank § Avon § BMW Group RECENT STRATEGIC PARTNERS § State of Green § European Investment Bank RECENT UN PARTNERS § UNEP Finance Initiative § UN Global Compact § UN PRI § UN Foundation

RECENT GLOBAL PARTNERS § World Bank § International Finance Corporation § OECD § Prince of Wales’s Corporate

Leaders Group § The Climate Group § Carbon Disclosure Project § ICLEI – Local Governments for

Sustainability § Carbon War Room § Regions for Climate Action (R20) § Conservation International RECENT MEDIA PARTNERS § CNN International § TIME Magazine § Al Jazeerah § Reuters § European Voice § Gulf Times RECENT INDUSTRY PARTNERS § American Council on Renewable

Energy § Institutional Investors Group on

Climate Change § Investors Group on Climate Change § Union of International Railways § World Green Building Council § Gold Standard Foundation § Business Council on Sustainable Energy § European Climate Foundation § Carbon Markets & Investment

Association § International Emissions Trading

Association § European Climate Foundation

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FORMAT The summit will last 1 to 2 days and will consist of the following elements: § Keynote plenary sessions addressing the major issues (Ministerial & CEO-level) § Networking sessions, to exchange and promote projects & solutions § Roundtables and workshops for in-depth discussions § Bilateral meetings between the public and private sector § Lunch and cocktail reception

PARTNERS The World Climate Summit works with global media corporations such as Thomson Reuters, TIME & Financial Times, the climate arena’s strongest institutional partners, and the most relevant decision-makers and leaders. The 2013 summit is set to succeed the summits in Cancun (2010), Durban (2011), and Doha (2012), which were supported by more than 40 sponsors such as Siemens, Coca-Cola, and Philips; 50 different institutional partners including OECD, and World Bank; and more than 300 leaders including President Zuma, President Calderon, Sir Richard Branson, Ted Turner, Christiana Figueres, Mary Robinson, Lord Stern and Ministers from Qatar. IMPACT Last year’s record-breaking climate effects underpins the need for urgent action. We can no longer afford a status quo. From now on, the World Climate Summit will focus on commitments, actions and results. Through our interactive and inclusive process of: - prioritize & lead; - mobilize & connect; - develop & grow; - engage & communicate; We will aim to maximize the impact of WCS not only for the COP process itself, but also for the global community of business, government and media.

ABOUT THE ORGANISERS The World Climate Summit is the premier annual business, finance and government forum in the world for climate change. It is organised and owned by World Climate Ltd. WCL has organised world-class, high-level summits and roundtables, which included the World Climate Summit 2012 in Doha, Qatar, the World Climate Summit 2011 during the COP 17 in Durban, South Africa, with President Zuma, World Climate Summit 2010 during the COP 16 in Cancun, with Sir Richard Branson, Ted Turner, President Calderon and numerous CEOs; the EU World Climate Roundtable in Brussels with EU Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard, Christiana Figueres and 30 companies and the World Green Summit at Rio+20. WCL was also event partner of the Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) in Copenhagen Denmark with UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, the Danish Prime Minister, several Ministers and CEOs. For more information please visit www.wclimate.com. CONTACT JENS NIELSEN / CEO / +45 2616 0696 / jens@wclimate.com MICHAEL MATHRES / Director / +44 7427 307730 / michael@wclimate.com JAVIER RUIZ-APARICIO / UK / +44 7429 571 129 / javier@wclimate.com PATRICK VAN LEEUWEN / EU / +32 475 96 47 72 / patrick@wclimate.com HELLE BANK JORGENSEN / North America / +1 647 823 5843 helle@wclimate.com