COP15 in numbers

The Climate Summit in Bella Center in Copenhagen is not just one of the biggest conferences ever to be held by the UN - it is also the biggest ever event for Bella Center. Here are some facts:

Logistics:

• Planning started 2 years ago. Build-up for COP 15 takes place over 8 weeks
• An extra 14,935 chairs, 3,727 tables and 111 sofas have been ordered
• Plus 50,000 sq m of carpet (the equivalent of more than seven football pitches)
• In addition to Bella Center's 263 toilets, 93 extra are being installed
• COP15 has grown beyond Bella Center's 63,000 sq m of conference space. Therefore, new pavilions are being erected covering 14,000 sq m. All in all this corresponds to 11 football pitches
• About 100 meeting rooms are being established for which 2,500 meetings have been booked
• The cloakroom will have space for 8,000 coats and jackets

Technique:

• 900 km of extra cable will be laid for computers and TV stations
• 75 IT support staff will be on duty to look after the network during COP15
• 5,500 computer workstations will be set up
• In addition, 9,300 extra electrical sockets will be installed for recharging laptops and mobile phones
• TDC and Telenor are extending coverage so that 80,000 simultaneous calls can take place in Bella Center
• 23 airport security scanners will be able to screen 6,000 people an hour

People involved:

• So far, 60 large TV transmission trucks have booked space and more than 2.000 reporters have been accredited. More are expected to follow.
• In the past two years, Bella Center has had 26-28 employees working full-time on preparing COP15 in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, the police and the UN
• In the weeks preceding the summit, the number of Bella Center COP15 employees will grow from about 100 up to 1.100
• In the kitchens, 80-100 chefs will wield pots and pans making food for about 200,000 servings

Food and beverages:

• Bella Center's kitchens will primarily be serving chicken, lamb and vegetables which can be eaten by all nationalities with a wide range of faiths. At least 65% of the raw ingredients are organic
• The menu includes 10,000 Swedish chickens and 150 Zealand lambs
• About 15 tonnes of organic potatoes and approx. 50,000 sandwiches will be consumed
• About 200,000 cups of organic and fair-trade coffee will be served (50,000 litres corresponds to 250 bathtubs brimming with coffee)