RTCC: As another barge gorged with coal drifted past down the Rhine, Frances lead climate negotiator Paul Watkinson tweeted: one day the barges will be filled with wind and sun:-).
It was a comment that summed up last weeks meeting of UN climate change negotiators in Bonn optimism tinged with realism.
This gathering was never intended to herald a major breakthrough. Instead think of it as a pre-season football training session, with new faces and a fresh atmosphere.
Like Barcelona before...