WWF (http://www.panda.org/climate/) held a staged event urging ministers to agree to limit emissions trading. WWF members wore masks with the faces of Yelstin, Clinton, Obuchi, Blair and Schroeder. Yelstin held emissions certificates which Japan and the US, who want unfettered trade, were trying to buy and EU leaders, who want to put limits on the amount traded, were trying to block them from buying emissions.

Tony Blair tries to put a cap on emissions trading	The US tries to buy emissions and has lots of money to offer
The stage of the WWF presentation	Jennifer Morgan, WWF, unmasks herself after trying to buy hot air from Russia as Clinton
Left: Emissions trading in full swing (photo credit: WWF)

Roundtable on the Kyoto Protocol mechanisms

This major event was organised by the UNFCCC Secretariat to discuss flexibility mechanisms. A panel of twenty speakers outlined their views to a wide range of interested groups, including government ministers and representatives, business executives, and non-governmental organisations. This was followed by a short question and answer session.

Ministers, business CEOs and NGOs met in a UNFCCC roundtable discussion on the Kyoto Protocol mechanisms

Brazilian Minister of Science and Technology Jos� Israel Vargas

Right: Stuart Eizenstat, Undersecretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, US Department of State COP-4 President Maria Julia Alsogaray opens the meeting, and the speakers introduce themselves John Stansfeld (Lloyd's Register) discusses certification and accreditation Bjorn Stigson (World Business Council for Sustainable Development) talks about a variety of relevant issues, including the CDM and carbon sinks

Climate Change Interactive CD-rom game

British Petroleum is developing a CD-rom game about the challenges governments face in making decisions about climate change.

This meeting, arranged by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in collaboration with BP, involved a demonstration of the game to interested climate change experts and an invitation to provide feedback to help the development process. The pilot disc was created with guidance from the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, the Stockholm Environment Institute, The Open University, and the UNFCCC Secretariat.

	Jane Measures, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
BP's Jane Measures talks about the project E-mail: measurej@bp.com Web site: http://www.bp.com/hse/where/climate.htm

Practical issues in financing the clean development mechanism

Environnement et Developpement Tiers-Monde (ENDA-TM, energy2@enda.sn, http://www.enda.sn/energie/indexnrj.htm) and the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and Security presented a seminar convened by The New Initiative for a North-South Dialogue on Climate Change, a consortium of NGOs from both North and South. The seminar dealt with the challenges of securing financing for CDM activities.

Speakers included:

Miscellaneous photos

Aubrey Meyers talks to members of the Japanese delegation