- "The crucial climate change negotiations in Poznan, Poland, are heading nowhere fast. Charged with producing a plan for cutting carbon emissions, governments have so far produced copious amounts of hot air and little else, with ministers recycling vague promises of future action." - Kevin Watkins, writing in Saturday's Guardian
- "With slim results so far, U.N. climate talks in Poland enter the home stretch this week haunted by Europe's splintering resolve over its own climate package and the void created by a lame-duck negotiating team from the United States." - Agence France-Presse
- "It seems that many, including the government, no longer believe it is 'realistic' to take the action necessary to prevent substantial shifts in the global climatic system. However, failing to take adequate action to mitigate climate change will impose substantial economic and societal costs, as well as locking Australia out of the benefits of the emerging green economy." - Amanda McKenzie of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, ABC Online
- "Rich countries have been sloth-like in the first week and wasted time by exchanging known positions. Ministers must switch to real negotiation mode next week." - Kim Carstensen (Leader, WWF Global Climate Initiative)
What they're saying about Poznan
With five days to go at COP 14 in Poznan, here's a selection of comments on the progress thus far from around the world:
