Saturday, December 5, 2009

2 days to go - and I'm on-site!

from the Nokia...
After flying via Virgin Atlantic to Hong Kong (Excellent!) and Swissair to COP via Zurich (good), I arrived at the Bella Centre and registered. Very well organised and efficient. photo taken, card issued in 10 minutes.

I was pleased to see ABB supporting 30% more efficient cities at botth airports, and COP airport filled with tck,tck,tck and other 'Seal the Deal' banners. Swissair handed out an ICAO brochure to every passenger, showing ICAO's resolution to "cut aviation emissions by 50%, by 2050", using technology, better routing and "a global carbon market".

The G77 + China have been meeting for a week already - I was talking to an Eritrean delegate on the Metro. He was resigned to "less progress" but they were working hard today to hammer out a position.

I decided to attend a Low Carbon Transport Side Event at the Radisson Hotel, for the afternoon. Walked in to find Renault and Bteer Place have taken over the foyer - Zero Emission Renaults everywhere! The 'Fluence' is a Megane based ZEV, with Better Place providing the (leased) battery. to be released in Denmark and Israel next year...

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