Climate heats up Australian politics | Julian Glover | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

For the Liberals, it is a hellish mess. For Australia, it is a testing moment. Does the country have what it takes to cut emissions? For the world, it might be a foretaste of politics to come.

Barack Obama's road to Copenhagen ends in Oslo for most of the US media | Suzanne Goldenberg | Environment | guardian.co.uk

The White House travel office said today it could only provide accommodation in Copenhagen for the dozen or so reporters who will be in the presidential press pool. The White House charter flight, carrying the rest of the reporters, will only stop in Oslo for the Nobel ceremony.

Everything else was booked up long ago. The US government delegation alone is reported to include some 600 officials.

How much carbon dioxide will be emitted during the Copenhagen conference? | Ask Leo | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Should world leaders be expected to negotiate a climate change deal via video conference? Or is flying a fair cop?

[Copenhagen circus: Do all 20,000 of these people really qualify as "world leaders"?] - Times Online

Amid the razzmatazz, protesters and corporate sponsorship from BMW, Honda and Mercedes, as many as 20,000 delegates from 192 countries will cram into the Bella centre.

The Reference Frame: Bad Astronomer on ClimateGate: nothing to see here. Readers: Huh?

The article became the locus of a huge comment activity on his blog, receiving 100+ comments in a few hours. That's not bad for such a non-event. ;-) And most readers actually disagree with Plait and give him decent and thoughtful arguments why the ClimateGate is something one should be concerned with.