by nathan thanki
The minarets are blaring. A prayer might be all we have left. It's 5am on Saturday morning and a rag-tag bunch of rabble rousers are scattered across various benches in a temporary tent-come-food-court that we've named "westaurant."
It's been a long night – one of frustration, confusion, and every negotiating tactic under the sun (or moon!)
The details of what was said, when, can be found with a quick excavation of our twitter feed. But basically, the Long Term Cooperative Action working group (LCA) met, only for the Saudi chair to immediately send the document through for consideration by the COP. There were many statements from both developing countries and developed countries condemning the text. But for very different reasons. Developing countries were blocking because they see nothing in the text that represents their interests or positions. Developed countries are blocking because, as usual, they want more.
