The Copenhagen COP 15 climate change conference has got underway with more than 35,000 people registered to attend a meeting where the conference centre can only accept 15,000 people. The Bella conference centre is already very busy and may not be able to cope with the additional delegates expected to arrive next, when Heads of State are due to attend.
Plans are already in place to issue a much smaller number of "super passes" and to close at least parts of the Conference Centre to most delegates during the high level segment next week.
The leaking of a "Danish Text" has provoked much outrage, but the document had been discussed informally for some time and other groups had developed their own proposals for a final "Copenhagen Agreement". Some of those outraged are probably angry that the Danish government's text got leaked first, giving it a greater prominence.
The WNA has exhibition stand at the COP, one of two hundred booths. We've had a lot of interest and good questions, from both NGO and government delegates. More information is available on the WNA climate change portal or on WNA's Twitter stream.
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) have covered the issue of the electricity and gas industry at Copenhagen. You can watch the report below or see their webpage.