Police have fired tear gas at protestors as they tried to break beyond the perimeter fence surrounding the Bella Centre venue in Copenhagen.
Protestors in Copenhagen have already clashed with police earlier this week, however today's unrest was linked to the new restrictions placed on the attendee list. While national leaders and governments confirmed their attendance, organizers were forced to limit the number of protestors allowed in the Bella Centre. This move angered many protestors including NGO's such as Friends of the Earth who were amongst those denied access as they queued for hours to enter the centre earlier today.
Executive Director of friends of the Earth, Andy Atkins claimed it was an affront to democracy.
"It is a crisis of democracy when campaigning charities like Friends of the Earth are prevented from speaking up on behalf of communities around the globewithin the talks themselves,” he said."We were stunned to discover that every Friends of the Earth delegate has been banned from attending these crucial talks - if this is a consequence of our roleas one of the most prominent groups calling for a strong and fair agreement, this is even more disturbing"
"This draconian measure is completely unjustified - the Copenhagen conference is fast becoming an international shambles." he told the UK newspaper the Telegraph.
It is estimated about 15,000 delegates, journalists and civil society representatives have been refused access to the talks.
One section of the protests joined inflatebale matresses together, to act as a makeshift pontoon across the river outside the Bella Centre. Protestors then moved along the matresses throwing sausages at the police dogs on the other side.
Reports suggest that over 200 protestors have been arrested after this most recent clash with police.