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COP15 – day 7 roundup



Danish police stopped an unauthorized demonstration on a second day of street protests over climate
change, as environment ministers met for informal talks to advance negotiations on a new pact.

Nanet Poulsen .. 13/12/2009 18:30

More than 200 activists detained Sunday

Hundreds of demonstrators were outnumbered by police officers in riot gear who surrounded them. Critics blasted
the Danish law that allows police to make preventative arrests, if they believe a demonstration will turn violent,
and hold suspected troublemakers for up to 12 hours without a court arraignment. "They have arrested 1,000
people. And they only followed up on three of them," Amnesty spokeswoman Ida Thuesen said. "There are
lot of people who haven't done anything and had no intention of doing anything." Read more [link above]

968 detained in Copenhagen climate march Saturday



On Saturday, tens of thousands of people joined an overwhelmingly peaceful march in
winter cold Copenhagen to demonstrate for action on climate change. 968 were detained
by the police. As of Sunday morning, only a handful was still detained. Read more

Climate negotiations change gears



With only a short "working week" to go before more than 110 heads of state and government gather Friday
at the climate summit in Copenhagen, the hour of reckoning approaches with giant strides. Read more

African Union threatens to scuttle a deal



African Union climate negotiator Meles Zenawi has sought Chinese and
Indian backing if the African demands are not being taken seriously. Read more

Bangladesh: Let the World Bank manage fund for populations at risk

The Bangladesh delegation demands allocation from any climate change adaptation fund
in proportion to the percentage of its population exposed to climate change. Read more

Scientists: Climate talks aim too low for target

The cuts in greenhouse gases offered at the 192-nation climate conference are "clearly not enough" to
assure the world it will head off dangerous global warming, a key UN-affiliated scientist says. Read more
http://en.cop15.dk/news/view+news?newsid=2963

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