Five hours ago, more than a hundred world leaders were due to gather in a large hall on the outskirts of Copenhagen to sign a deal which would save the world. We're still waiting.
The politicians promised Copenhagen would be the time and the place where countries across the world began a united fight against climate change.
Documents have been floated, ideas suggested and late on Friday, we obtained a copy of what we were told was the draft which might form the framework of a final agreement.
Reading through it and given the promises given and the expectations raised, it falls well short. It is called the Copenhagen Accord and that may be the only thing that all the countries can agree on.
The document we have seen pledges to cut global emissions by 50 percent by 2050, but there are no firm figures for cuts by 2020. It commits the world to restricting the global temperature rise to just two degrees Celsius. And there are no plans to work on this accord and turn it in to a legally binding document by next year. Instead there will be a review of progress by 2016.
Environmental groups say what they've seen simply isn't enough and the leaders have failed to take decisive action to save the planet.
Millions have been watching events here in Copenhagen. And they're still watching, and waiting and hoping.
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