Yes we’re focusing on Art, but for your Information….

• Uphill struggle for ambitious deal: The Danish Presidency has given up on its ambition to create consensus on a text that would form the basis of a global political deal to combat global warming, reports a Danish daily.
• A Bouncer at the Gate: When delegates from Friends of the Earth International turned up today at the Bella Center, site of the climate talks in Copenhagen, to have their badges scanned, they were startled to find they were no longer valid.
• Forest negotiations are making headway: There is mounting agreement on rewarding tropical countries which slow deforestation under a new deal. This is the first issue where significant progress has been made in Copenhagen.
• Taking Out the Life Preserver: Yvo De Boer, the chief United Nations functionary managing talks on a new climate treaty, signaled the state of affairs on Tuesday by carrying an orange-and-white life ring with him into the midday news conference.
• Obama won’t break new ground at summit: A warning to delegates in Copenhagen: If you’re looking for President Barack Obama to cave to pressure and deepen US efforts to curb greenhouse gases, don’t bet on it.
• Operational accord out of reach, China signals: UN climate conference faces severe difficulties. China signals an operational accord is out of reach.
• Japan: 15 billion dollars in climate aid: Japanese pledge outbids the EU’s funding for short-term climate aid in developing countries.
• Kerry: US to pass “major” climate legislation: A successful deal in Copenhagen will lead the way for climate legislation in the US Congress, says Senator John Kerry.
• China Presses Case for Climate Aid: Even as China has signaled that it won’t be first in line for adaptation assistance from the West, it has remained steadfast in insisting that the language of the one global treaty on climate involving all countries, dating from 1992, still applies.
• Africa shows a willingness to negotiate: African Union climate negotiator Meles Zenawi has scaled back the demands for climate finance from rich countries, signaling thaw under way in the deadlocked UN negotiations.
• New compromise proposal said to be on its way: Danish PM takes over the COP15 presidency, he will present a compromise on Wednesday afternoon, a Danish newspaper reports.
• Alternative conference venue for observer organizations TV links and wireless internet connections have been provided for NGOs and others who are barred from entering the Bella Center Thursday and Friday due to access restrictions.
• Key issues at Copenhagen climate talks: The Associated Press has taken a look at key sticking points during negotiations at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen.
• Countries pledge billions to protect rainforests: The US, Australia, France, Japan, Norway and Britain will make 3.5 billion US dollars available for developing countries that produce ambitious plans to slow and eventually reverse deforestation.
• The Missing ‘P’ Word in Climate Talks: If you scan the most recent drafts of the climate agreement that delegates here are trying to complete, you’ll have a hard time finding the word population.
• Climate talks deadlocked as clashes erupt outside: Danish police fired pepper spray outside the UN climate conference on Wednesday, as disputes inside left major issues unresolved just two days before world leaders hope to sign a historic agreement to fight global warming.
• De Boer: “Unexpected stop” in negotiations: “A number of unsolved issues” are left for world leaders to resolve during the next two days, said the UNFCCC Executive Secretary, after observers of the UN climate conference had spent Wednesday afternoon waiting for breaking news on the climate talks.
• India: Kyoto in intensive care if not dead: Whether the expiring Kyoto Protocol, which sets targets for greenhouse gas emissions from rich countries only, should be continued, expanded or replaced with an alternative agreement still splits the parties.
• COP15 among the largest summits ever: The 119 heads of state and government participating at the climate summit in Copenhagen represent countries that account for 89 percent of the world’s GDP.
• British PM warns of failure but brings hope: According to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the first sign of progress in the negotiations could be seen Wednesday with new proposals for climate change from African Union climate negotiator Meles Zenawi.
• Carbon capture is put on hold: As some countries have reservations on carbon capture and storage (CCS) the emerging technology is not likely to be added to the UN-backed carbon reducing mechanisms here in Copenhagen.
• UN conference gearing up for make-or-break finale: World leaders “face a defining moment in history”, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said as the Copenhagen conference formally entered its high-level stage Tuesday.
• Developing world threatens battle on drafts: African countries, Brazil, China, South Africa and India say they have produced a default proposal to be used only if rich countries try to shortcut UN-led negotiations in Copenhagen.
• Poll: Action on climate will boost US economy: More Americans believe steps taken to reduce global warming pollution will help the US economy than say such measures will hurt it.
• South Korea to bridge rich and poor nations: As the first emerging economy to take on absolute reduction commitments, South Korea hopes to play a key role in Copenhagen where on Thursday President Lee Myung-bak will also offer to host the 2012 UN conference on climate change.
• Merkel concerned over Copenhagen pace: German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced concern Tuesday about the pace of climate negotiations in Copenhagen and said she is “somewhat nervous” about prospects of success.
• Climate Agreement Urgent, Corporations Tell Obama: Microsoft, Nike and Dow Chemical join the call for ‘significant near- and long-term emissions reductions targets.’
• Sierra Club’s Carl Pope in Copenhagen on the need for a global deal: “The fact is the real energy innovation in the world is not happening in the United States although that’s where much of the technology came from.” Markey calls for a hearing on the deal
• India and the Global Energy Assessment: A view on climate and clean energy from the world’s largest democracy
• Coming to Copenhagen commits Obama to getting the bipartisan climate and clean energy bill passed
• Gore Derangement Syndrome: Yes, Maslowski predicted just two years ago that the Arctic could be ice-free by 2013 — see graph of projected ice volume
• Must-See Video of Youth in Copenhagen: Blame Canada!
• Crackdown in Copenhagen:You can help by signing this petition protesting Danish police violence against climate protestors.