China activist soaks up the summit scene

A typical day for Yu Jie in Copenhagen usually starts at 4 am, when it is still pitch-black outside. After a cup of coffee, she begins to write summaries of the previous day's conferences and then briefs her colleagues by e-mail.

If she still has some time, she will write stories for the Chinese website of Financial Times as a special correspondent to the UN climate change conference.

Then she will show up in the Bella Center, Copenhagen, punctually at 9, attending the UN official talks as an observer, going to side events and talking to people from different sectors.