One of the more interesting things I have seen at the COP15 is an exhibit of a patented process for the production of pulp and paper made from Red Algae (l. Gracilaria and l. Gelidium elegans) developed by a company named Pegasus Research Inc. Pegasus is a spin-out venture of

The Prime Minister of Denmark, the Secretary-General of the United Nations and a limited number of Heads of State and Government, representing all groups and regions, speak on global issues in Copenhagen: UNFCCC Webcast [https://web.archive.org/web/20160423190136/http://www6.cop15.meta-fusion.com/kongresse/cop15/templ/live.php?

Source: whattheythink.com | Take Ten with Don Carli in Copenhagen (Audio) [https://web.archive.org/web/20160423171621/http://blogs.whattheythink.com/going-green/2009/12/take-ten-with-don-carli-in-copenhagen-audio] > "While WhatTheyThink didn’t send a delegate to the Copenhagen Climate Summit, we do have a “man on the street” providing us with exclusive dispatches.

I spent two days standing in the cold with thousands of people including members of the press, NGO leaders and delegates who were not able to get into the Bella Center venue due to terrible planning and coordination of security and registration. My first day at COP15 was yesterday and

Don’s passion is to raise awareness about the carbon embedded in the entire lifecycle of every communication act – for example, the energy and emissions to power your computer to read and listen to this dispatch.

After two consecutive days and over 14 ours of standing in the cold with thousands of members of the international press, delegates and NGO participants I was finally able to get through security and thaw enough to write a few words before heading into the content maelstrom that is COP15.

I‘ll be traveling to Copenhagen to cover the last week of the COP15 Climate Summit and report on how the decisions being made there are likely to impact the forestry, paper-making, printing, publishing and IT sectors that the graphic arts depend on.