Copenhagen, 17 December 2009 - This morning, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown presented the GLOBE International Award for International Leadership on the Environment to Mexican President Felipe Calderon on behalf of the 120 legislators from the major economies who participated in the GLOBE International Legislators' Forum in Copenhagen on 24-25 October.

The Criteria for the award includes:

• Demonstration of a long-standing commitment to the environment
  
  
• Demonstration of international leadership
  
  
• Through personal commitment, delivery of tangible results in the advancement of environmental issues on the international stage

The inaugural presentation took place in Berlin in 2007 where the award was presented to then UK Prime Minister Tony Blair in recognition of his decision to put climate change on the agenda for the UK's G8 Summit in 2005

The 2008 award was presented to former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, in recognition of his 2007 “Cool Earth 50” initiative.

This year, over 120 legislators from the 16 major economies of Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, the UK and the US, met at the GLOBE Copenhagen forum in the Danish parliament on 24-25 October.

At that event, legislators unanimously endorsed the nomination of the 2009 award winner.