Day 5-- Copenhagen Blog: Art

Day 5-- Copenhagen Blog: Art

There are a lot of images that are swimming in my head.

It's a bitter cold day and I’m tired.  Though there were some developments today (the EU pledged big sums of money to developing countries to fight climate change and called for 30% reduction of emissions by 2020), I’ve also heard that the Bella Center, where the negotiations are being conducted, has turned into a cesspool of rumors -- mostly negative -- about what kind of deal could emerge out of Copenhagen.

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Day 1-- Copenhagen Blog: Cynicism and Hope

Day 1-- Copenhagen Blog: Cynicism and Hope

I have never been to a global event in my life.   I’m not really sure what makes something count as a global event – the Olympics?  But from my few initial moments arriving in Copenhagen for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 15) it was clear that I was dragging my bags through the airport to be a part of something unprecedented, something that could positively alter the course of our lives and our planet. And yet in spite of that idea, a familiar knot of cynicism and defeat was beginning to creep into my stomach.

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