There have been ongoing protests throughout the two-week conference on climate change in Copenhagen. Talks remain deadlocked with just two days left to seal a global emissions pact.
Developed and developing nations remain at odds over who should cut emissions, how deep the cuts should be, and how much aid should go to poor countries.
But there has been some progress - wealthy nations pledged new funds to bankroll the war on global warming. Read the full BBC report at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8417541.stm
December 17, 2009
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