Swiss Homogenization « the Air Vent

Swiss raw data and both rural records are in very good agreement, while Swiss “homogenized” data are climbing twice the rate.

Copenhagen negotiator accuses Rudd of lying - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[Lumumba Di-Aping, who represents China and the G77 group of small countries] said he had high expectations of Mr Rudd, but claimed that throughout the negotiations the Australian Government has not matched its actions with its rhetoric.

"The message Kevin Rudd is giving to his people, his citizens, is a fabrication, it's fiction," he said.

"It does not relate to the facts because his actions are climate change scepticism in action.

Climate Feedback: Copenhagen: more chaos and disagreement

As disappointed delegates froze outside, things heated up inside the Bella Centre today. With less than 48 hours before head heads of state arrive here to sign a political deal, negotiators are no closer to agreeing on some of the key issues.

World leaders 'could boycott failing Copenhagen talks' - Times Online

European ministers worked to salvage a deal at the Copenhagen climate summit today as fears grew that some world leaders, scenting failure in the negotiations, could decide to stay away.

The past several days have been marked by increasingly bitter exchanges between the world's two biggest polluters, China and the United States, and a five-hour walkout by African delegates. The conference chairwoman, Connie Hedegaard of Denmark, today asked a group of European ministers to lead "informal" negotiations on the key blockages.

"It's just like schoolchildren," Ms Hedegaard said today. "If they have a very long deadline to deliver an exercise they will wait for the last moment ... it's basically as simple as that."

It was a remark unlikely to endear her to delegates after a ham-fisted Danish attempt to impose a draft accord at the start of the negotiations. 

Mark Lynas: 'At this rate, Copenhagen will be a disaster' - Climate Change, Environment - The Independent