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COP15 – day 6 roundup



Environmentalists and activists rallied worldwide Saturday in favor of a global climate agreement.
In Copenhagen (photo above), host city of the ongoing UN negotiations, a six-kilometer march
from the parliament building to the conference venue gathered an estimated 50,000 people.

Michael von Bülow .. 12/12/2009 18:30

Global activists: Seal the deal



Environmentalists from all over the world rallied in Copenhagen on Saturday to demonstrate in favor
of a global climate agreement. Other cities around the globe saw demonstrations too. Read more

COP President: Progress has been made



Negotiators have advanced on texts on how to supply new green technologies – like wind and solar power
– to developing nations during the first week of Copenhagen climate talks. Progress has also been made in
promoting use of forests to soak up carbon dioxide. 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. Read more

Tough bargaining still ahead at UN climate talks

After one week of UN-led climate negotiations in Copenhagen, some money is finally on the table
and a draft agreement has been circulated. Now the really hard bargaining begins. Read more

India: No to peaking year



India is willing to curb its growth in carbon emissions, but stands firm on its rejection of a
"peaking" year. Nor will India accept international scrutiny of voluntary domestic measures
to tackle climate change, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Saturday. Read more

Mexico offers voluntary emission cuts

Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Friday promised that his country will start
reducing its greenhouse gases two years from now at its own expense. Read more

G-77: EU funding “insignificant”



Lumumba Stanislaus Di-Aping of Sudan – negotiator for the G-77 – is not impressed by the
EU’s pledge to fund 7.2 billion euro worth of climate aid over the next three years. Read more

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. Read more

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