Hiya folks,
my bro just told me he’s been to lazy to read my blog ’cause it’s in English. No words left to comment on this I guess… groase! Perhaps next time I don’t bother and write it in Kiswahili or Malayalam, dammit 
In principle there’s not a lot left to say and I could simply opt for closing this blog tonight. All cards are put on the table, there’s nothing more to say. High spirits were harshly brought back to earth, at the latest when Obama spoke yesterday evening. Some people believe it’s rather worthwhile to listen to Morales, or even better Chávez – they’re at least entertaining, albeit perhaps not to be taken too serious. Hugo Chávez, president of Venezuela, held an impressing speak after Obama had disappointed not only us grass roots folks but also the delegates. Chávez’ opinion was that after harvesting all the glory and conveying a feeling of “Yes, we can!” previous to the climate summit, when actually on the floor speaking, Obama brought no new impulses into the discussion and severely flawed everybody’s hopes. Chávez accused Obama of “making a dash through the back door” and disappearing without giving clear and concise explanations and numbers. Costa Rica’s delegation could not quite apprehend that the consensus met before in the plenary – to reach a binding agreement before COP16 in Mexico next year – was eliminated from the Copenhagen Accord. 25 countries, among them the US, Germany, India and China, had agreed on a minimal consensus late in the evening… To make things worse and render the whole scenario even more obscure, it’s worth mentioning that COP-Präsident Lars Løkke Rasmussen was virtually chucked out of the conference after some countries had complained about his way of conducting the conference. First Connie Hedegaard, then Lars Løkke Rasmussen… this conference has been tough for many.
This climate summit has been quite non-transparent, with clandestinely composed ‘sub-agreements’ leaking out to the press. It has been like in a tug-of-war between youngsters in order to know who’s the best and strongest – childish and without any compromises. In the end, all parties have the right to decide on their own if (and when?) they will accept the Copenhagen Accord text – or not. What a depressing result after two weeks of negotiations, one might believe. The ‘good bit’ about it is that at least it gives a solid grounding for later discussions. COP16 in Mexico next year will show if our country leaders and delegates have made their homework or if they keep on preferring to release a lot of ‘hot air’!
