Climate summit faces big emitters' stalling tactics

[dipsydoodle]

Source: BBC News 27 November 2011 Last updated at 11:38 GMT

Some of the developing world's biggest greenhouse gas emitters are bidding to delay talks on a new climate agreement.

To the anger of small islands and other vulnerable countries, India and Brazil are joining rich nations such as the US and Japan in wanting to start talks on a legal deal no earlier than 2015.

The EU and climate-vulnerable blocs want to start as soon as possible, and have the deal finalised by 2015.

The UN climate summit opens on Monday in Durban, South Africa.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15894948

[Tesha]

1. It's all just window-dressing to hide the fact that humans will *NEVER* do anything of substance...

...about this.

Tesha

[Magoo48]

2. Better learn to adapt, resolution is a non starter...

[The Last Blue Dog]

3. We must save ourselves (especially in the case of Japan) before we can save the planet.

In any case, kicking the can down the road is the time-honored method for dealing with difficult choices.

But I suppose we could always appoint another Super Committee to demonstrate that we care.

[Gman]

4. People of the world need to stop looking to their governments for a solution

[dark forest]

5. Doesn't look like

the governments are going to do anything, does it?

[Gman]

6. What do you think?

[izquierdista]

7. For every government sitting on their hands,

There are a hundred NGOs trying to make a difference. With government in the pocket of the 1%, maybe NGOs are the only way out.