"PRESIDENTE DE LA "COP": "SE HAN HECHO BUENOS Y ALENTADORES PROGRESOS".

"COP President: Progress has been made".

"Having reached its halfway point, the UN climate conference in Copenhagen has advanced on texts on green technology transfer to developing countries and on the mechanisms to promote the use of forests to assimilate emissions, say delegates".

"M.B. 12.12.2009."The President of the UN climate conference, Connie Hedegaard , made a midway status on the conference on Saturday, saying that "we have made considerable progress over the course of the first week".

"According to delegates, negotiators have advanced on texts on how to supply new green technologies, like wind and solar power, to developing nations. Progress has also been made in promoting use of forests to soak up carbon dioxide, Reuters reports".

"But there are still deep splits on issues such as raising funds for developing countries and sharing out the burden of greenhouse gas emissions curbs".

"On Saturday, industrial countries criticized a draft climate agreement, submitted Friday, for not making stronger demands on major developing countries".

"It became clear that initial reactions to the negotiating draft had underscored the split between the US-led wealthy countries and countries still struggling to overcome poverty and catch up with the modern world".

"US delegate Jonathan Pershing said the draft failed to address the contentious issue of curbing carbon emissions by emerging economies".

"The current draft didn't work in terms of where it is headed," Pershing said in the plenary, supported by the European Union, Japan and Norway".

"Environment ministers started arriving in the Danish capital Saturday for informal talks before world leaders join the summit at the end of the coming week".

"Africa considering tough demands".

"According to a draft text, 50 African countries, are considering demanding five percent of rich nations". GDPs for developing countries, plus deep emission cuts, reports Danish daily Politiken".

"India: No to peaking year".

"India has set up clear limits, to the kind of climate commitments it is ready make in Copenhagen, says Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh. India says no to a peaking year of emissions and rejects international scrutiny of domestic measures to cut greenhouse gases".

Behind the scenes".

"Climate Interpretation".

"12.12.09. A fifth of the UN interpretation service is working at COP15.

"Climate Thinkers".

"Send your greetings, to the conference and follow, it live via webcast".

"Climate Greetings".

"Send your greetings to the leaders of the world gathered at COP15".

"COP15 Webcast".

"For the duration of the conference, all official meetings and press conferences will be available live and on-demand in original languages and in English translation".

"Shortly after the close of each meeting, on-demand files will be available. Also, a selection of side events will be available on-demand in original languages".

"What consequences can we expect?".

"Predicting the consequences of global warming is one of the really difficult tasks for the world’s climate researchers".

"A working laboratory for energy technologies".

"Energy efficiency in Denmark has been created by a range of new technologies, and today, this can serve as an example of how one can create high levels of growth".

"Climate diplomacy".

"By hosting the UN climate conference COP15 in 2009, the current Danish, government has brought energy into focus again as a decisive political area".

"News features".

"Failure in Copenhagen is not an option".

"If the world, fails to deliver a political agreement at the UN climate conference in December, it will be "the whole global democratic system not being able to deliver results in one of the defining challenges of our century", says incoming COP15 president, Connie Hedegaard".

"The essentials in Copenhagen".

"Rather than getting every small detail of a new global climate treaty done in Copenhagen, UN climate chief Yvo de Boer hopes the conference will reach agreements on four political essentials".