The Copenhagen UN Climate Change Conference opens

The 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) opened this morning with representatives from the world’s nations warned that “this could be the best, last chance for a deal to protect the world from calamitous global warming”.

The conference taking place in the city of Copenhagen, Denmark, runs from the 7th - 18th December, 2009 with 15,000 participants expected. Major commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions and funding climate change adaptation in developing countries are being sought.

Also this morning a journalist and a photographer from Aftonbladet, the popular Swedish newspaper, came into our Geo offices in Glasgow to research articles and mapping showing how climate change is reflected in the Times Atlases. These items are to appear throughout the duration of COP15.