Day 3 - Views from outside the Bella Centre

Thurs 10th Dec - My apologies, life here has been moving faster than I've been able to share. I'll write less, more often, once I overcome a few technical hurdles.
This morning at KlimaForum I participated in a session on International Cooperation for Renewable Energy run 'in order to increase the sahre of renewble energy as quickly as possible and realise the long term vision of generating electricity completely from renewable sources'. Our community solar farm concept went down well in the Q&A session, though it's interesting to be an Australian seeking a way to funding support that is neither north-south (developed to developing) nor south-south. Some helpful contacts that may bear fruit in due course though. Desertec gave examples of cross boundary projects (plans for major solar installations in deserts of Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria etc) with some power for host country and the rest shipped off under the sea to Europe. Valuable point made by presenter Reinhardt Loske about not reinventing he energy monopolies as we transit to renewables, but rather to keep a balance between small and large scale powere generation and ensure a degree of public ownership and decentralisation is maintained.
Had a chance to unfurl the Clean Energy for Eternity banner for the first time down at the docks, where Copenhagen's Little Mermaid has been joined by the Fattest on Earth (one of 7 metres art installations on climate change around the city).
Afternoon in completely different territory in the Crowne Plaza where the International Emissaions Trading Association IETA is holding hug series of side events with businessses and academics fromthe carbon trading world. This was a chance to hear Australia's CPRS described by a panel from Deutsche Bank, KPMG, Baker & McKenzie, Caisse des depots, AGL and Australia's Clean Energy Council... it sounds great from the outside, described as "ambitious" and "far-sighted" but one-on-one several speakers acknowledged the flaws and concerns I raised afterwards in terms of delayed action through massive compensation payments and phantom RECs counting towards the National Renewable Energy Target. Intersting.
Highlight of the evening was drinks at the Australian Ambassador's Residence, rubbing shoulders (literally!) with over hundred of the Australian ngo delegation and having a quick chat with Penny Wong as she diplomatically and very charmingly did her rounds.