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Last updated: 9 december, 2009 - 12:30 GMT

Matt McGrath's Copenhagen diary

Matt McGrath

Matt will be giving his inside take on what is going on at the conference

The ´óÏó´«Ã½'s environment correspondent, Matt McGrath, is covering the Copenhagen climate summit for the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service.

In addition to keeping up with events at the conference, sending back reports and interviewing delegates, he will also be providing diary entries.

15 December 2009

Matt describes one of the problems that arises when 45,000 people are accredited for an event that can only hold 15,000.

Delegates and journalists wait to get their accreditations at the entrance of the Bella Center as they arrive for the Copenhagen climate conference

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14 DECEMBER 2009

Today, Matt looks at the leaner, more cost-conscious nature of the conference.

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11 December 2009

Matt takes a look at the security arrangements at the Bella Conference Centre.

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10 DECEMBER 2009

Today, Matt describes how summit jargon can turn into acronym hell - a kind of environmental alphabet soup.

Scrabble tiles

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9 DECEMBER 2009

In his first entry, Matt describes one of the frustrations facing the delegates.

Crossed out toilet symbols

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