During the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 (COP15), there was a rival conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, for deniers, called the Copenhagen Climate Challenge,[1] which was organised by the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow.
[2][3] While COP15 attracted 33,200 delegates, the rival deniers' conference was attended by 60 people (15 journalists, 18 speakers, 27 audience).
[1] According to Lenore Taylor of The Australian, the attendees had an average age "well over 60".
[4] In closing his speech, Plimer stated that "They've got us outnumbered, but we've got them outgunned, and that's with the truth.
Perth had below-average rainfall in 2009 and temperatures of 38 °C (100 °F) were forecast for 13 December.