On Wednesday, plenary sessions of the COP proved to be lively. The tiny island of Tuvalu raised its voice and proposed that the outcome of Copenhagen be 2 legally-binding agreements: an amendment to the Kyoto Protocol (which in general developing countries hope for) plus a new “Copenhagen Protocol” that would complement and strengthen the KP by stabilizing carbon dioxide concentrations at 350 ppm. Tuvalu envisaged this to be discussed in an open and transparent process: in the setting of a contact group to be established by the Chair. Since Tuvalu was supported by other small island states and vulnerable African countries, but opposed by fifteen richer developing nations (including Saudi Arabia, China, and India), the Chair Connie Hedegaard was then forced to suspend the meeting for consultations while outside the room activists were applauding the bold move of Tuvalu…