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Yvo de Boer is smart, pure and simple. He does not obscure his points by using obtuse UN jargon; he was actually quite clear and able to communicate with the average person.
Thomas Friedman and Bjorn Lomborg had a heated debate during segment 5. Lomborg tried the tack of: Well, there are so many other problems than global warming, these other things [like disease or poverty] are priorities, we can't put so many resources toward mitigating climate change. Friedman was really animated and came back quite fiercely -- his point was that many of these problems Lomborg speaks of are precisely energy issues. For example, the clinic in Africa that can't afford refrigeration for vaccines -- the solution is cheap power! If we get the costs of distributed generation down, then we can provide a lot of the factors needed for development.
Funny thing: during the break after part 5, the assistant handed Lomborg two glasses of water. Lomborg held one glass out to Friedman, who must have still been really mad about what Lomborg had been saying during the debate. Friedman was about to take the glass, but then suddenly realized who was giving it to him, and then jerked his hand back and refused it. (It kind of looked like he was thinking, "Screw you! I'm not taking any water from you!" Heh heh heh.)
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After the debate, we stayed in the area and watched SG Ban-ki Moon award Dr. Wangari Maathai the UN pin designating her a Messenger of Peace. Kind of awesome that we got into that event and saw them.
As I was preparing to leave, I had the sense that this would be the last I would see of the Bella Center. I took a photo of myself with the exit sign, and then walked out the door.
At that point, I was ready to go home and wished I could soon be on a flight bound for home.
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