Interesting little transparency-related detail from the New York Times editorial this weekend on what we're looking to see come out of Copenhagen.

The success of any binding international agreement on reducing carbon emissions hinges upon the willingness of major industrialized nations to abide by it. And the formula here is, as Ronald Reagan would say, "trust, but verify" -- with the emphasis on the verify part of the equation. In order for this to work, nations will probably have to be willing to open up access to high-quality government data on the carbon emissions being squirted into the atmosphere from within their borders. One sticky point heading into negotiation week in Copenhagen is that government transparency hasn't exactly been one of Beijing's strong suits. Perhaps Data.gov and the Obama Administration's recent pledge to open up the United States government gives American negotiators a little leverage as they call on China to open up. (Photo credit: Curt Carnemark/World Bank)

Google, in partnership with CNN, has paired Google Moderator and YouTube (says Google, the first time the tools the video platform and voting platform have been joined) to create Raise Your Voice, a hub for collecting and vetting video questions that will be put to world leaders during the upcoming Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen -- though it's not exactly clear from the platform how many questions while make it from YouTube to the press conference on CNN, or how the video submissions be integrated into the event. Word is that, alas, the snowman from the '08 YouTube primary debates won't be able to submit a question, having melted earlier this fall.

• Today is Blog Action Day, and it looks like a huge number--nearly 10,000--have signed up to post on climate action issues.
• Most notable in that list, beyond all the usual enviro sites: Prime Minister Gordon Brown's blog, and the official Google blog.