{"id":38934,"date":"2019-03-15T10:36:10","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T10:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/?p=38934"},"modified":"2019-03-15T10:51:41","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T10:51:41","slug":"chile-warns-3-hour-commutes-split-venue-december-climate-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2019\/03\/15\/chile-warns-3-hour-commutes-split-venue-december-climate-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Chile warns of 3-hour commutes, split venue at December climate talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Delegates to this year&#8217;s UN climate summit face 2-3 hour round trips to the venue and high hotel prices, the Chilean hosts have warned.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>December is a &#8220;highly congested&#8221; month in Santiago, environment minister Carolina Schmidt <a href=\"https:\/\/unfccc.int\/sites\/default\/files\/resource\/message%20to%20parties%20and%20observer%20organizations_dates%20of%20cop%2025_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">wrote in a plea<\/a> to move the negotiations to January 2020. The only venue big enough to hold all participants is booked, meaning it may need to be split across two sites, with an estimated hour&#8217;s travel time in between.<\/p>\n<p>Schmidt was overruled by the UN climate body&#8217;s governing bureau, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2019\/03\/07\/next-un-climate-summit-scheduled-december-chile\/\">settled on 2-13 December<\/a> for the\u00a0negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are significant challenges associated to the December option,&#8221; Schmidt wrote. While promising to support whatever decision they made, she said: &#8220;It is crucial that bureau members are fully aware of the challenges&#8230; and understand that despite our best efforts, we may not be in a position to provide acceptable solutions because the conditions of the city are just beyond our control.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Climate news in your inbox?<\/strong> Sign up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/newsletter-sign-up\/\">here<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The summit coincides with the end of the financial and academic years in Santiago, as well as preparations for Christmas, making it high season for hotels and transport. January, when many citizens are away on summer holidays, is quieter.<\/p>\n<p>However lead officials had their own practical concerns about January, a participant in the discussions told Climate Home News. For some, January fell in a new financial year, causing budget headaches. 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