As I write this the situation is bleak in Copenhagen. The talks are confused and chaotic, and there is little clear direction being shown. However, there is still time. Kyoto was negotiated in the last twelve hours in the dead of the night. Bali was only successful after the US made a last minute concession and switched their position. I will keep this short. All I will say is that right now we need to show all the solidarity we can: - E-mail/tweet/facebook your Prime minister – call for their action. - Sign the Avaaz/TckTckTck petition here. Who knows what will happen in the next few... (continue reading)

It is impossible to capture the diversity of the Copenhagen negotiations in one blog. There is a city packed full of climate change seminars, events and displays. There are hundreds of businesses, NGO’s and universities offering regular talks and lectures. Even if you make it to the negotiations, they are so formal and detached that the human lives behind climate change are forgotten. The challenge is to stay focused in the face of masses of information, numerous distractions and a negotiating process which reduces a critical moral issue down to numbers and data. The first thing to realize... (continue reading)

posted by Louis, of the New Zealand Youth Delegation Before we came to Copenhagen many people told us that a conference like this would be so confusing and crazy that hardly anyone would know what was going on. It seems that prophesy has finally come true. With back-room negotiations, NGO’s and civil society being barred entry and changes occurring by the minute, it is difficult for anyone to keep up. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer As I have written earlier, the key thing to remember is that behind all this complexity there are simple... (continue reading)