Copenhagen leaked like a oil tanker.

[denem]

At critical points during the last two weeks, sensitive drafts have been leaked causing furor. The leaks began on the very first day when an initial Danish draft was leaked. Goodwill evaporated on day one.

It's sabotage. The way the negotiations were structured was have been a series of working groups: The most important, Annex 1 countries (developed nations) and the constituent groups of the G77 (130 developing nations). There was for example, an OPEC group.

Each group was charged with coming up with a draft, and in final negotiations, the competing drafts were going to reconciliation. The working groups were (naturally) expected to include ambit claims.

Instead, the most 'ambitious' Annex 1 drafts have been leaked at critical times, provoking uproar, halting G77 negotiations and disrupting their crucial work.

Who benefited from the leaks? The same question could be asked of the East Anglia emails, leaked a month before the conference.

BREAKING: Some kind of statement has been cobbled together.

[denem]

1. ...

[FarCenter]

2. How could anyone expect anything to come out of having all those nations and NGOs together?

It is a total mess with regards to organization.

[denem]

3. Confidential drafts, leaked from day one,

didn't help. Who benefited?