Help Us Turn Copenhagen to Hopenhagen!

During the opening ceremony, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, the Danish Prime Minister, among other, mentioned that there will be no bottled water in the conference and mainly organic food will be served. No souvenirs in the conference kits! "We've decided to cut on the presents - that allowed us to direct the saved funds for 11 scholarships to bring students from around the world to study sustainability and climate change in Denmark," says Rasmussen.

Ritt Bjerregaard, the mayor of Copenhagen, addressed the public with the following words, "We have a vision that Copenhagen will become the first carbon neutral capital in the world by 2025. We aim for 20 per cent emissions reduction in the period of 2005-2015. Please help us turn Copenhagen to Hopenhagen! Please seal the deal!"

And, as Rasmussen put it in the end of his speech, "We must deliver by the end of the conference a better future to the world. Let's be constructive and realistic. Ambitious, courageous and visionary! The deal is within the reach! Let's accomplish what we must accomplish!"

Wait and see in two weeks, won't we?

P.S. Had a chance to chat with a Dutch delegate during the Nephew concert on City Hall Square today who refused to comment on feasibility this, of course ..)