Negotiations have resumed- it turned out the Group of 77 was opposing an effort to not renew the Kyoto Protocol, a result that would leave the world without a legal framework post 2012. The Guardian reports that a series of informal meetings have led to an agreement to present leaders with two texts, one of which will result in a second period comittment period for Kyoto. Many environmental groups are once again congratulating the African nations in particular for forcing the issue and potentially saving the Kyoto Protocol- although there is no done deal yet.

In other news, someone (most likely the Yes Men) released a press release from Environment Canada announcing a new target of 40% reductions over 1990 levels by 2020 and escalating finance for poor countries starting at 1% of GDP and scaling up to 5%. The press release was backed up a website indistinguishable from the real one, a faux retraction from the Canadian Government, media coverage on a fake Wall Street Journal website and a fake UNFCC website. Needless to say the release generated considerable consternation amongst the Canadian delegation here.

Yuill Herbert is part of the Nova Scotian delegation at the international climate talks in Copenhagen and is blogging about progress for the Media Co-op