On this last day of the climate talks, we sit in our office at the Global Observatory overlooking beautiful snowy Kongens Nytorv square with its Christmas lights and climate change art and educational displays; we are watching the heads of state on television, making their speeches, as they and their teams continue to negotiate behind closed doors, working to find a way for a final deal to be possible. The speeches are largely disappointing, rehashing of the same positions they've had all along, with each speaker we hope for something to sound like the leadership the climate challenge requires. India reiterated their commitment to a massive scale up of solar power and increased energy efficiency, and President Obama spoke about a time for action, no more talk, to making clear commitments to reduce emissions, to provide transparency to track our progress, and to agree on funding to assist with the transition to a clean future and for the most vulnerable nations to protect against climate change's rapidly growing impacts. In these final hours, a global deal is possible, if China will agree to the transparency, if the small island and African nations so threatened by climate will agree to a 2 degree rise in temperature, rather than 1.5 degrees that they feel is closer to what is needed to save them from destruction, or at least reduce the scale of destruction. The U.S. feels they just can't go any further than the 2 degree target they've offered - at least for now - and that we should agree to a politically binding accord, to get moving immediately, and refine the targets as we move forward. I understand the position of the small island states and others who say it has to be 1.5 degrees, for how can they sign an accord that is anything short of saving their country from inundation? The other night we were honored to host President Nasheed of the Maldives and Sir Richard Branson of the Virgin Group in a discussion about leadership, the urgency of action, and their thoughts on what is needed. When asked by moderator former President Jose Maria Figueres of Costa Rica about possible relocation of his country, President Nasheed said, “I can move. But I'm just wondering: where would the butterflies go? Where would all the sounds go, where would all the color go, where would all the songs go?" He reminds us of the beauty at risk, of our place in a much larger world for which we have the responsibility to steward on behalf of the species with whom we share it, and shakes me to my core: can we do it? Can we engage, galvanize, inspire, excite everyone to be part of this better world we must create? Here at the Global Observatory we believe we can. Here's to finally turning Copenhagen into Hopenhagen -- and taking Hopenhagen forward into 2010 and beyond.