News Roundup
‘COPENHAGEN – Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the chilly Danish capital and 600 were detained Saturday in a mass rally to demand an ambitious global climate pact, just as talks hit a snag over rich nations’ demands on China and other emerging economies.’
via 600 detained at climate rally urging bold pact – Yahoo! News.
Copenhagen, Dec 11, 2009
A new Copenhagen Theme Song (Secret of the Seasons), composed and recorded specially for the COP 15 by John Ungerleider, has just been released. Hopefully this uplifting tune can provide inspiration and rejuvenation to those feeling the stress of long hours of difficult negotiations, and remind us all what this is all about. All stations are welcome to play it.
Til rette vedkommende:
Sender uopfordret sangen “Copenhagen Theme” der er komponeret i anledningen af klima topmødet, som finder sted disse dage i København. Jeg håber radiostationen vil give min sang air play og ad denne vej sende et signal til de delegerede om at vedtage konstruktive løsninger for vores klode.
På forhånd tak
‘WASHINGTON — As the United States’ chief climate change negotiator, Todd Stern sometimes plays the bad cop, and seems to rather enjoy it.’
via U.S. Climate Envoy’s Good Cop, Bad Cop Roles – NYTimes.com.
‘COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Industry has struggled to sway U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen, because of a remote negotiating process and a lobby split between winners and losers from climate policy, executives said on Friday.’
via Business struggles to sway U.N. climate talks | Reuters.
‘When President Obama lands in Copenhagen next week, he hopes to offer momentum to negotiations between world leaders to create a global agreement to stop climate change. That momentum, however, may be hampered by shifting public opinion in the United States and a brewing and questionable controversy over leaked emails written by prominent climate scientists in the UK.’
Copenhagen, Dec 10, 2009
There were several more demonstrations inside the Bella Center today. Here demonstrators marched through the halls chanting “Don’t kill Kyoto – climate justice now”.
Copenhagen, December 10, 2009
Notwithstanding statements the preceding afternoon by US special envoy Todd Stern that the United States would not become part of a Kyoto-like Protocol, Yvo de Boer today voiced his support for continuing the protocol.
“Yes I think the Kyoto Protocol will survive and the Kyoto protocol must survive, for a number of reasons.”
The first reason cited here was the extensive amount of time needed to move from drafting a protocol to actual implementation.
Copenhagen, Dec 9. 2009
US Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern stated in a press conference this afternoon:
“We’re not going to become part of the Kyoto Protocol, so that’s not on the table…”
‘COPENHAGEN – The $10 billion a year proposed by rich nations to help the poor adapt to climate change is “not sufficient” and the gap between what’s offered and what’s needed could wreck the Copenhagen climate conference, American billionaire George Soros said Thursday.’
via Soros: Finance gap could ‘wreck’ climate talks – Yahoo! News.
‘COPENHAGEN — The top American envoy to climate talks here flatly rejected arguments Wednesday by diplomats from poor lands that the United States owes a debt to developing nations for decades of American emissions that contributed to global warming.’
via U.S. Negotiator Dismisses Reparations for Climate – NYTimes.com.