It’s finally arrived. After many months of hype and hyperbole, the 15th UN climate change conference began in Copenhagen today.

And you’d be forgiven if you already feel exhausted by the coverage. The media, bloggers and online forums have been frenzied to the point of delirium. We are, apparently, now divided into two camps: the “believers” and the “deniers”. The former are those who choose to believe the overwhelming weight of scientific evidence that supports the argument that mans’ actions are causing an increase in greenhouse gases, thus warming the Earth. And the latter are those who deny that mans’ post-industrial expansion, and in particular the mass extraction and burning of fossil fuels, has any negative consequences.

But no matter which camp you are in, it’s undeniable that the days of this issue being the sole domain of Greenpeace activists and the odd renegade politician are firmly behind us. The fight against climate change is now mainstream. And this is what the Copenhagen conference is emblematic of. No matter how much mud-slinging and squabbling occurs (or sweeteners offered and bullets bitten) in the next two weeks, it is a significant historical moment – the time that the world’s leaders came together with the serious intention of working towards a man-made solution to a man-made problem.

But ultimately it’s not emblems or “staging posts” that really matter – it’s actions and solutions. And, from a business perspective, the importance of this conference all comes down to how actions taken by politicians will affect the business community.

To help you make sense of it all for your business, away from all the hubris of denial and belief, we’ve lined up a team of experts to keep you up-to-date with the goings-on in Copenhagen and consider the consequences of upcoming regulations. So to keep abreast of the issues that effect you and your employees, keep http://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/copenhagen your one-stop-shop for the next two weeks.