No surprises here. Its not just the Australians who are refusing to play ball in Bali. The US has said it is unwilling to approve a draft agreement setting firm targets for cuts in carbon dioxide.
The US said a proposal for developed nations to reduce emissions by 25-40% by 2020, which is backed by Britain […]

So the euphoria of a new Australian Prime Minister is short lived. New kid on the block, Kevin Rudd, may have signed up to Kyoto, but has ruled out endorsing proposed new short-term greenhouse gas emission targets of up to 40 per cent by 2020.
Mr Rudd ruled out endorsing a draft proposal from conference organisers […]

Tomorrow is the International Day of Action on Climate Change to co-incide with the UN meeting in Bali.
There will be synchronised demonstrations around the world in over seventy countries to call on world leaders to take urgent action on climate change.
The ‘Call to Action’ for these demonstrations is as follows :

Indonesia – the host country for the UN climate talks - has hit out at developed countries for presenting “empty propaganda” during the talks and stalling proposals to pay to protect the world’s forests.
The head of the Indonesian delegation, Emil Salim, launched the attack on the same day Indonesia released a proposal to reduce its […]

UK Foreign policy-makers are waking up to the impact of climate change on conflict zones worldwide, and will add their voice to those calling on governments at the UN conference in Bali to act urgently.
An internal presentation to senior diplomats at the UK Foreign Office listed every recent, serious breakdown of civil order around the […]