A survey about the energy mix and responsiveness of 200 firms (so far) in the energy industry across 7 countries was conducted, and its results were presented in a side event last week. It studied where investments and capital expenditure from energy companies were going, and revealed a reactive approach from the industry.

The communications industry is a high carbon polluter, but you would never suspect it. Nokia Siemens Networks is a company committed to reducing their carbon footprint, and have used their Flexi Base Station technology to dramatically reduce the emissions of their products to allow a more environmentally sustainable spread of communications throughout the world.

Yesterday’s side event from the Asian Development Bank about “Private Sector Solutions for Asia and the Pacific” revealed that the Indian private sector is waiting for their governments to provide an environment for them to act. The event also revealed that really do not understand how climate change makes business sense.

There are talks that COP-15 lacks scientific background regarding its main focus – the issue of climate change. However, if you visit the exhibition “Space for Earth” and observe the realistic model of the newest “CryoSat-2”, you may have to rethink your point of view.

There are the now-famous statistics for COP-15’s carbon emissions, but here is a G-1 Billion exclusive. The Bolivian delegation printed in ridiculous excess on Monday, printing reams upon reams of paper in single-sided. They knew they were doing wrong, but were too ashamed and cowardly to admit! See the video.

Corporate representatives argued at the Road to Copenhagen 3 conference that in order for the development of climate change technologies to occur, governments should provide business with predictability, subsidies and a direction. Why should governments provide this now? When did business ever need these things in order to innovate, especially in the realm of climate change?!

Today, I’ve been in Malmö, Sweden, for Day One of the Road to Copenhagen event. This political platform, fronted by the three formidable women Margot Wallstrom, Gro Harlem Brundtland and Mary Robinson, has been pushing for a meaningful and binding deal in Copenhagen for 3 years now.

There is a powerful expectation from the conference leaders to the delegates to provide concrete solutions and actionable points for people to pick up and implement. It is consensus that we need to break down high-level discussions into solutions. It appears that concise action points stop short of being actually practical solutions.

Little experiment in users Google searches in 2007 and 2008 finds 5 popular items related with environmental keywords. It’s interesting to learn more about eco- consumer trends. But in a deeper lever it shows that people really care and do their efforts.