Stunts, pins and pamphlets: Getting the word out at COP15
When you're one of thousands of people trying to get a message out at once, you need an edge. In Copenhagen during the COP15 conference a plethora of nongovernmental organizations, environmental...
View ArticleAre the Copenhagen climate talks failing?
In the last few days it has seemed like the only thing everyone can agree on in Copenhagen is that time is running out. The heads of state start arriving today and descend in full force on Thursday....
View ArticleClashes and queues raise temperature in Copenhagen
With the clock ticking for world leaders to clinch a climate deal in Copenhagen, the last place you want to be is stuck at the back of a long queue. But for thousands of delegates meeting in the...
View ArticleCan you trust the science?
Today we pose the question to our virtual panel of experts, “How far can we trust the science of climate change?” Join the debate and leave your comments below. Bjorn Lomborg, statistician and author...
View ArticleAuxiliary verbs at 10pm and the scarcest resource – sleep
The issues are global and urgent, but the bureaucracy can sometimes be mind-bogglingly slow and petty. After a day of stalled talks, the 193 nations at UN-led climate talks finally met for a plenary to...
View ArticleThe strange spectacle of too many heads of government
There are around 120 heads of government at the Copenhagen climate talks, so many that it’s hard to keep track of the exact number. Their presence has been trumpeted as a sign of the world’s commitment...
View ArticleAt COP15, the waiting is now the hardest part
You go for walks, maybe stretch out on an open couch, perhaps stand in long lines for a luke-warm bite to eat. You make numerous trips to the vending machines, munch on biscuits, chat with colleagues....
View ArticlePacking while Copenhagen burns
The talks were supposed to be over, “family photo” taken, and slaps on the back given all round. So all the 193 countries and many RINGOS, BINGOS, YOUNGOS, banks and others who had set up temporary...
View ArticleCarbon trading and a new climate deal
(Updates with comments from Karen Alderman Harbert) A key component of a prospective climate deal coming into Copenhagen has been the targets for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Targets would help...
View ArticleAre you losing faith in climate science?
While attending a meeting of prominent climate sceptics during the U.N. Climate Conference in Copenhagen in December (an anti-COP15, if you will), I listened to each of the speakers put forward their...
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