Deadlock In Bonn As Climate Delegates Try To Get US, India & China On Board For Bali In December

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BONN, May 18 (Reuters) - Deadlock over how to bring the United States and big developing nations to the climate negotiating table frustrated U.N.-hosted talks this week, meant to lay the groundwork for a conference in Indonesia in December. The talks among 166 nations conclude on Friday, three weeks before a G8 summit where global warming will feature.

Despite recent U.N. reports ringing alarm bells on global warming, pessimism has mounted over the prospects of launching formal talks to extend the Kyoto Protocol on the reduction of carbon emissions beyond 2012 at the Bali conference. The United States has refused to ratify Kyoto, while rapidly developing nations like China and India were not set targets. Countries that accepted emissions caps such as Japan want everyone involved next time round.

"You need all major emitters to join in, including India, China and the United States," said Japan's chief climate negotiator, Mutsuyoshi Nishimura.

"I'm really, really pessimistic that those conditions are going to be met. I have low expectations of kicking off negotiations in Bali."

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L1840731.htm

[razzleberry]

1. expecting the unwilling to lead the charge...

is not a plan for success.