Final day of negotiations in Copenhagen

Event: A Copenhagen Accord it is
An agreement drawn up Friday night by leaders from the US, China, India and South Africa has been recognized Saturday morning by the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The three-page document, which would not be binding in international law, dropped a final paragraph in a previous draft that had said that negotiations on a full, legally binding treaty would have to be completed by the end of 2010.

The text stuck to previous goals, including one of limiting world temperature rises to a maximum rise of 2 Celsius above pre-industrial times to avert impacts such as floods, heat waves, species extinctions and rising ocean levels.

The draft still left blank key elements such as the depth of cuts in greenhouse gas emissions expected of developed nations by 2020.
http://en.cop15.dk/news/view+news?newsid=3070

Comments: What was agreed at Copenhagen – and what was left out
National leaders and sleep-deprived negotiators thrashed out a text late last night that could determine the balance of power in the world and possibly the future of our species. A useful breakdown of the key points is provided at the following web-site:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/dec/18/how-copenhagen-text-was-changed

Comments: Copenhagen climate conference: global warming talks meltdown
The Bella Centre in Copenhagen looks more like the aftermath of a particularly messy house party rather than the place where 120 of the most powerful men and women have just met to discuss saving the planet.

Obama said “Yes we can!”

Umm, actually no we can’t.

It soon became clear that China was not signing up to any treaty that allowed other countries to snoop around in their dirty emissions laundry. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao reportedly left for his hotel in a huff and suddenly the whole conference was plunged into chaos.

What really happened - and why?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/copenhagen-climate-change-confe/6843154/Copenhagen-climate-conference-global-warming-talks-meltdown.html

Progress:
The carpenter came to our house yesterday and he removed the "doghouse" (that covers the heatpump), but to our surprise it didn't make the noice go away. The problem must be the heatpump itself or the way it is connected to the house. The team who installed it has promised to fix it (but did not show up yesterday).

The electrician didn't come on Friday and we therefore still can't try the JAHUS solution (with heated air added after the aggregate). At the moment it is -12C outside, and the fresh air that is delivered to the livingroom is only 7C (!).

The pictures show that the pipe that is used for sending the exhaust air out of the house, is full of condensated- and partly frozen water (the exhaust air is -3C).



I hope they will wrap this pipe in isolation material too, to fix the problem.

To add to our frustration, the aggregate stoppped working this morning (Saturday). It started making noices and I had to pull the plug. When I restarted the aggregate, the heat-exchanger didn't rotate and that was the cause of the noices from the aggregate. I therefore pulled the plug again and emailed the project leader and the subcontractor - telling them that we are currently without a working ventilation system. With Christmas only days away, I really hope that they take this seriously on Monday.