The smog and distinct smell of a coal-fired power plant here in Poznan provides a good setting for the climate talks. It also shows very clearly the big problems of the host country, Poland, who relies heavily on coal for its power generation. The climate conference in Poznan is certainly bad timing for them. While climate activists, scientists, media and politicians from all over the world gathers in the Polish city, the host country simultanuosly tries to avoid any commitments to reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions in the negotiations on the EU climate package, which takes place in parallel. It must be hard trying to project the image of being a climate leader to delegates and observers here in Poznan, while at the same time doing everything to sneak away from any climate obligations in Brussels!