Copenhagen by the numbers

Copenhagen by the numbers 193 Countries sending delegates to the climate talks.119 Heads of state attending the talks Friday.1st Where this summit ranks, in terms of the number of heads of state attending, among U.N. conferences held outside New York.40,000 metric tons Estimated amount of greenhouse gas emissions generated by the conference, including emissions produced by airplanes carrying delegates to Copenhagen. 40,000 metric tons The annual emissions of one of the convention’s least-polluting member countries, the Pacific island nation of Kiribati, according to U.S. data.About $1 million The amount the Danish government willspend to “offset” the conference’s emissions, by paying to replace outdated brick kilns in Bangladesh with new Chinese-designed furnaces that consume less coal and emit fewer greenhouse gases.One-third The proportion of Copenhagen residents who commute to work on bicycles, according to the city (less than 1% of Americans do).Source: Washington Post