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| Police battle climate protesters | Police battle climate protesters |
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| Police have forced back hundreds of protesters who tried to break through a perimeter fence at the UN climate summit venue in Copenhagen. | Police have forced back hundreds of protesters who tried to break through a perimeter fence at the UN climate summit venue in Copenhagen. |
| The Bella Centre, where the conference is taking place, has now been shut off, says the BBC's Sarah Mukherjee. | The Bella Centre, where the conference is taking place, has now been shut off, says the BBC's Sarah Mukherjee. |
| Activists have been angered by lack of progress on a new climate deal and also by restrictions on access to the talks. | Activists have been angered by lack of progress on a new climate deal and also by restrictions on access to the talks. |
| In another development, Danish environment minister Connie Hedegaard has resigned as summit president. | In another development, Danish environment minister Connie Hedegaard has resigned as summit president. |
| She will be replaced by Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen. | She will be replaced by Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen. |
| AT THE SCENE Malcolm Senior, BBC News, Copenhagen | AT THE SCENE Malcolm Senior, BBC News, Copenhagen |
| From out of the gloom, a few hundred protesters headed towards the UN conference centre. They paused in front of the massed lines of police, blocks of concrete and metal fencing. | From out of the gloom, a few hundred protesters headed towards the UN conference centre. They paused in front of the massed lines of police, blocks of concrete and metal fencing. |
| Then a female voice urged them to push past the police lines and on to the summit. There was a surge and young people pushed hard against the lines. The crush was obvious. Some protesters squeezed through and climbed onto the roofs of parked vans. | Then a female voice urged them to push past the police lines and on to the summit. There was a surge and young people pushed hard against the lines. The crush was obvious. Some protesters squeezed through and climbed onto the roofs of parked vans. |
| The first one was urged to come down - he refused. His riot policeman nemesis joined him on the roof, and threatened him with his police baton. | The first one was urged to come down - he refused. His riot policeman nemesis joined him on the roof, and threatened him with his police baton. |
| The protester ignored him, and a brief game of cat and mouse ensued. Then the policeman hit him hard across the legs, and the protester slid down the windscreen onto the ground. | The protester ignored him, and a brief game of cat and mouse ensued. Then the policeman hit him hard across the legs, and the protester slid down the windscreen onto the ground. |
| A couple of others followed suit, but no-one made it past the police ring. The helicopter buzzed overhead. The surge stopped. The stand-off began. | A couple of others followed suit, but no-one made it past the police ring. The helicopter buzzed overhead. The surge stopped. The stand-off began. |
| Ms Hedegaard said the move was procedural, adding: "With so many heads of state and government having arrived, it's appropriate that the prime minister of Denmark presides." | Ms Hedegaard said the move was procedural, adding: "With so many heads of state and government having arrived, it's appropriate that the prime minister of Denmark presides." |
| Police said they had arrested about 100 protesters as they marched to the summit across Copenhagen. | Police said they had arrested about 100 protesters as they marched to the summit across Copenhagen. |
| The BBC's David Shukman, who is outside the Bella Centre, says there has been a tense stand-off between protesters and police. | The BBC's David Shukman, who is outside the Bella Centre, says there has been a tense stand-off between protesters and police. |
| TV footage showed police using their batons on the crowd and some protesters wiping their eyes after being hit by pepper spray. | |
| As government ministers from around the world join the talks, Danish officials have cut the number of campaigners allowed in. | As government ministers from around the world join the talks, Danish officials have cut the number of campaigners allowed in. |
| Thousands of would-be delegates have queued for hours to gain access to the conference venue - many unsuccessfully. | Thousands of would-be delegates have queued for hours to gain access to the conference venue - many unsuccessfully. |
| Those unable to take part on Wednesday included campaign group Friends of the Earth. | Those unable to take part on Wednesday included campaign group Friends of the Earth. |
| It said its delegates had arrived at the centre to find their badges were no longer valid. | It said its delegates had arrived at the centre to find their badges were no longer valid. |
| Some campaigners said that after marching to the summit they would try to break in. | Some campaigners said that after marching to the summit they would try to break in. |
| Inside the conference, Wednesday's "high-level" session, due to be addressed by prime ministers and other dignitaries, was delayed when several developing countries protested about procedural issues. | Inside the conference, Wednesday's "high-level" session, due to be addressed by prime ministers and other dignitaries, was delayed when several developing countries protested about procedural issues. |
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| China said the process chosen by the Danish hosts "lacked transparency". Others complained that rewritten texts were being pushed through without proper consultation. | China said the process chosen by the Danish hosts "lacked transparency". Others complained that rewritten texts were being pushed through without proper consultation. |
| The BBC's environment correspondent Richard Black says the summit has been plagued by claims from poorer countries that the Danes have tailored the shape of negotiations to suit the EU's desired outcomes. | The BBC's environment correspondent Richard Black says the summit has been plagued by claims from poorer countries that the Danes have tailored the shape of negotiations to suit the EU's desired outcomes. |
| Delegates still have a huge number of fundamental issues to address before the summit ends at the end of the week, our correspondent says. | Delegates still have a huge number of fundamental issues to address before the summit ends at the end of the week, our correspondent says. |
| These include the size of emissions cuts by developed nations, how finance should be raised and disbursed, and most fundamentally, whether a deal here should aim to keep the global temperature rise to 2C or 1.5C. | These include the size of emissions cuts by developed nations, how finance should be raised and disbursed, and most fundamentally, whether a deal here should aim to keep the global temperature rise to 2C or 1.5C. |
| Draft text released to delegates and obtained by the BBC makes clear that the most important parts of any eventual deal have still to be decided. | Draft text released to delegates and obtained by the BBC makes clear that the most important parts of any eventual deal have still to be decided. |
| Temperature targets are still in the text as alternatives, our correspondent says. Proposed figures for emission cuts by developed nations - apart from the US - range from 15% by the period 2013-2017 to 49% by 2013-2020. | Temperature targets are still in the text as alternatives, our correspondent says. Proposed figures for emission cuts by developed nations - apart from the US - range from 15% by the period 2013-2017 to 49% by 2013-2020. |
| The section on finance consists entirely of paragraphs in square brackets, meaning that none of it has been agreed, our correspondent adds. | The section on finance consists entirely of paragraphs in square brackets, meaning that none of it has been agreed, our correspondent adds. |
| Meanwhile, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has suggested that poor countries may have to give up their hope of getting immediate long-term financial commitments from richer countries. | Meanwhile, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has suggested that poor countries may have to give up their hope of getting immediate long-term financial commitments from richer countries. |
| The amount of aid rich nations will pay poorer ones to combat global warming has been one of the main stumbling blocks at the summit. | The amount of aid rich nations will pay poorer ones to combat global warming has been one of the main stumbling blocks at the summit. |
| In an interview with the UK's Financial Times, Mr Ban said he did not think the exact amount was vital to the current deal. | In an interview with the UK's Financial Times, Mr Ban said he did not think the exact amount was vital to the current deal. |
| "If they are not able to agree this time at Copenhagen, then there needs to be some initial arrangement. This is a time when common sense, compromise and partnership should prevail," he said. | "If they are not able to agree this time at Copenhagen, then there needs to be some initial arrangement. This is a time when common sense, compromise and partnership should prevail," he said. |
| In another development on Wednesday, African nations are expected to reject a deal forged by Ethiopia, France and the UK aimed at breaking the deadlock at the summit, the BBC has learned. | In another development on Wednesday, African nations are expected to reject a deal forged by Ethiopia, France and the UK aimed at breaking the deadlock at the summit, the BBC has learned. |
| The deal - said to have been organised during Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's recent visit to Paris - would have raised funds for financing clean development and climate adaptation through "innovative mechanisms" including taxes on air travel and on bank transactions. | The deal - said to have been organised during Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's recent visit to Paris - would have raised funds for financing clean development and climate adaptation through "innovative mechanisms" including taxes on air travel and on bank transactions. |
| US hopes | US hopes |
| Despite the difficulties, the White House says US President Barack Obama, who will join world leaders in Copenhagen later in the week, is confident of reaching a deal. | Despite the difficulties, the White House says US President Barack Obama, who will join world leaders in Copenhagen later in the week, is confident of reaching a deal. |
| "The president believes that we can get... an operational agreement that makes sense in Copenhagen, over the next few days," spokesman Robert Gibbs told a briefing. | "The president believes that we can get... an operational agreement that makes sense in Copenhagen, over the next few days," spokesman Robert Gibbs told a briefing. |
CLIMATE CHANGE GLOSSARYGlossary in full | CLIMATE CHANGE GLOSSARYGlossary in full |
| UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who is already in Copenhagen, told reporters on Tuesday that it was a critical moment. | UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who is already in Copenhagen, told reporters on Tuesday that it was a critical moment. |
| "This is a very important moment for the world," Mr Brown said. | "This is a very important moment for the world," Mr Brown said. |
| "It is possible that we will not get an agreement and it is also true that there are many issues to be sorted out. But I am determined... to do everything I can to bring the world together." | "It is possible that we will not get an agreement and it is also true that there are many issues to be sorted out. But I am determined... to do everything I can to bring the world together." |
| More than 120 leaders will formally join the talks on Thursday, aiming to seal an accord by Friday. | More than 120 leaders will formally join the talks on Thursday, aiming to seal an accord by Friday. |
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