More Pictures from Bali

 30 minutes away from wheels up on the longest commercial flight route in the world, (Newark to Singapore, approx 18 hours) Melanie Nakagawa of NRDC and John Coequeyt of Greenpeace discuss the finer points of an international cap and trade regime along with clean energy technology transfers to developing countries.

John Coequyt making it clear to me that when the issue of Carbon Capture and Sequestration comes up in the negotiations he is not going to let NRDC off the hook. Okay, actually he is showing me that he hurt his hand but believe me, he is not going to let us off the hook on anything related to coal. 

The first reporter I made contact with in Bali, Pete Spotts of the Christian Science Monitor. Pete is a veteran of many United Nations climate meetings. I had to hover a little bit to get this shot. He and many other reporters will be used to that by the end of the conference.

Inflatable silk trees by the Tropical Forest Group (TFG, www.tropicalforestgroup.org). The trees will either deflate or inflate depending on how these negotiations progress. Bad things happen to the trees, they deflate. Protections rise, they inflate. It is beautiful in its simplicity.

I am still looking for a better way to communicate what is going on in these talks in a way that is accessible to the general public. I have not found it but the fossil of the day comes close.

Another good media event, this one held by Greenpeace. Whoever is in this bear costume should receive hazardous duty pay. I was wearing linen head to toe and the heat was still too much. Accoring to a colleague, I have reacted to this heat about as well as a "St. Bernard in the Caribbean."

Is Cats in town?

No, but the Tropical Forest Group has struck again. They are doing a bang up job of getting press this first week. ON Wednesday, they held an event featuring Balinese dancers to, as they put in their press release "Add color to REDD issues." Since I know you are wondering I will quote their press release to explain "REDD stands for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries. REDD involves creating new financial incentives for developing countries, empowering them to slow down their rates of deforestation. The most promising source of new funding contemplated by the international community to help lower deforestation is through the emerging carbon market."

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