The papers have been talking down the prospects of a legally binding deal at Copenhagen for ages. Now it seems like they were right. Slow progress on Climate Change legislation through the US Senate, as well as at international preparation meetings mean that we'll have to wait longer for internationally binding carbon reduction targets.
But all is not lost. The Kyoto deal took a long time after the conference had finished to take shape and an important political deal can still be made at the Copenhagen Climate Conference. The legal pact would then come in 2010.
This news comes as I just received confirmation of my accommodation in Copenhagen. I'll be staying with local volunteers thanks to New Life Copenhagen - an excellent initiative aimed at dealing with the shortage of accommodation in Copenhagen during the conference by encouraging local people to let delegates stay with them. Its great that so many people have volunteered to have someone stay in their houses and I'm really looking forward to meeting my host.
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