The COW met in the evening of 9 December and adjourned after Chair Estrada introduced a new draft for final consideration by delegates. Here are photographs and highlights from moments before and after the brief meeting.
Brazil takes time out to catch up with the news.
Brazil first introduced the proposal for a Clean Development Fund which has emerged as a key component in the final draft protocol. It is now known as the Clean Development Mechanism. Togo catches up on the unprecedented coverage of Climate Change politics in the world's media. Seychelles' Minister for Community Development, Dolor Ernesta, studies the Chair's new draft protocol. China has stood firm through the negotiations, reaffirming their right to develop and resisting any new commitments for developing countries.