Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez made an impassioned speech blaming “the selfishness of consumers in the richest countries” for causing climate change, and their “lack of solidarity with those who are hungry, who are poor and are most in need”.
I lifted that from an Irish Times article by Frank MacDonald. I’m a bit worried now. I went to this mixer last night for climate professionals where I was once again a fish out of water – It was for BINGO’s (Business and industrial NGO’s) in a swanky hotel, where once again everyone but me was in a suit. But I won them over with my Irish Charm ™ and soon was trading war stories from the different perspectives we had. Two of them were Italian delegates, and at the hotel lobby, which also coincidentally was hosting the IETA (the International Emissions Trading Association), and overlooking a prototype electric porsche we nattered shoptalk about negotiations and they said “it’s not good”. Just when we were leaving we met a Swedish party man (they have pink badges and can go all over the place – we yellow badged ngo’s wish we could have their access). He said they’ve yet again thrown out another text and were agreeing on a process – for the last 24 hours!!!

I’ve been working on the communications side for the youth NGO’s while I’ve been there and we were all in a lottery for the last few badges for today – the Youth ngo’s
had 120 to distribute (they’ll have 60 tomorrow). And I unfortunately didn’t get one. But you know what – that’s a good thing! I can actually get to see the other things going on in Copenhagen – like Klimaforum

I’ll keep you posted

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