Environmental protesters are preparing to camp for a second night in London's Trafalgar Square ahead of the Copenhagen summit on climate change.
The Camp for Climate Action said more than 100 demonstrators stayed overnight despite poor weather, after pitching their tents on Saturday.
Organisers said the "elitist and undemocratic" summit would push "false solutions" such as carbon trading.
On Monday, officials from 192 countries begin talks in Denmark's capital.
Direct action
The Metropolitan Police said they had been told the camp would remain in place for 48 hours.
Anna Markova of Camp for Climate Action said spirits were high in Trafalgar Square "even though people are quite wet and cold".
She added: "What we are doing today is highlighting the fact that the kind of solutions proposed by our government are not going to do anything.
"We're calling for more people to come and join us."
Organisers said the camp would stage film showings, vegan meals, workshops and live music, as well as providing activists with space to plan direct action.
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