Howie Chong

Yesterday I posted my opinions on the three negative outcomes of the Copenhagen conference on climate change.  Today, we’ll go over the big-picture positives.

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It’s been some time since I’ve posted here, having spent most of January and February (a) recovering from a month away and (b) catching up on work.

Now that I’ve had a nice vacation, caught up on some work and had some time to reflect on the results of the Copenhagen Climate Summit, it’s about time that I get back to writing, blogging and tweeting.

So I thought I’d start off by going over some of the take-home messages from the Copenhagen Conference, starting with the three key negative outcomes.

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With the Bella Center barred to all non-governmental agencies, those unable to enter the main COP15 venue are forced to spend time at other venues if they’re to continue with climate-related events in and around Copenhagen

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As Week Two began at the Copenhagen Climate Conference, confusion reigned as numbers exploded, positions entrenched and pressure mounted.

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It’s a quarter past one in the afternoon in Montmartre.  I’m sitting in a café right outside Métro Pigalle after having spent the morning looking for a wifi connection.

Annette and I arrived at 6:30 Central European time with 14 hours to kill before our 20h30 flight to Copenhagen.  By pure chance we’ve already shared a restaurant with the head of a major environmental group and a flight with the Canadian Defence Minister, so I’m already feeling the global importance of the Copenhagen conference.

Since we’re in Paris for the day, we decided to check our bags now rather than haul around weeks of clothing while we roam around Paris.

“Vous allez à Copenhague?” the woman at the Scandinavian Airlines desk asks us.  “Are you going to Copenhagen?  For the climate change conference?”

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