The climate meeting has become a ceremony of speeches by heads of states and governments. The real political negotiations are happening largely outside the Bella Center, in hotels around Copenhagen.
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When Connie Hedegaard renounced the presidency of COP15 this morning, she also marked the transition from a diplomatic meeting to a political one.
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Negotiators have given up talks on the harder issues and decided to transfer the burden of the agreement to the ministers. The climate summit is on the brink of a collapse.
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Climate talks have stalled today, after African delegations decided to walk out of all working groups this morning. After a long and nervous day of informal talks, South Africa apparently persuaded the African delegations not to take any extreme action before at least one more day of formal and informal negotiations.
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An independent review of CRU’s scientific production will be undertaken to clear any remaining doubts about the reliability of its findings. The critical data banks will be rebuilt transparently and independently.
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The day began today with a major street march of green militants in Copenhagen. It was a peaceful demonstration with few incidents with the enormous political apparatus. Within the corridors of the Bella Center, where COP 15 is taking place, it is seemingly quiet, but there is much nervousness and the climate is changing fast.
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