The negotiators worked well into the morning to get a text ready for ministers and heads of state today. I'm told the sessions lasted until 7:30am, and they thought they had an agreement on a working text to give to ministers.
We were told to expect a roller coaster, and well, we've got one. The COP and CMP were supposed to convene first thing this morning to receive the texts from the AWG-LCA and AWG-KP. The COP was postponed because time was needed to prepare all the formal text of the LCA agreement (and give the negotiators the chance to take a nap.)
During the high-level plenary, Connie Hedegaard resigned as President of the COP so Danish PM Rasmussen could preside. Here's where the confusion started. Apparently, the Danes have been working on some provisions meant to bridge the gap between the LCA and KP tracks. This took some by surprise, and ignited a new round of disagreements. It is unclear whether the text has been tabled yet or not, nor any indication of what's in it. For the time being, talks are stalled while the parties discuss the "text".
So, for now, we wait...
Posted By: Thomas Lee @ 1:50 AM |