We started 10 minutes earlier so we could get a different train from Malmo, across the bridge. Went well until we arrived at the metro station outside Bella at 8am, and then complete chaos. Thousands of people in at least three groups: unregistered and keen (having secondary card but no registration), registered and carded (us), and the Party members (the actual negotiators). This last group got a rough deal - they were in with the ordinary registered folks (us), and had to Q to get in as well - no preferential treatment here! Took us 50 minutes to get in - lucky it was warm (0'c), dry and everyone was in a good humour.
Note in the photo, there are small red lights on the lamp posts. These indicate the estimated height of sea level in 2100, with "Business as Usual" (ie no mitigation as a result of us failing to get our act together...)
As there are only 30% of the "normal" NGO observers inside, it's pretty civilised, and we're attending a BINGO (Business and Industry NGO) review of yesterday, and briefing. There is a lot of flak about the entrance process - apparently much worse than any past COP, and pre-registering 45,000 NGO folks (solid rumour) when only 15k can be accommodated, could be part of the problem.
ENB is additionally producing a daily "Business Day Bulletin" http://www.iisd.ca/climate/cop15/BD/ which may be interesting to those of you with more industry-focussed interests.
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