Rich Nations Plot Kyoto's End

Climate negotiations are in deep trouble. Rich countries do not want to renew the Kyoto Protocol and advocate for an entirely new agreement. Many developed countries including the US want to have a national target without binding it to an international treaty. In contrast, developing countries favor a second period of the protocol in which rich countries agree to cut their emissions by 40 % by 2020. The Copenhagen conference in December is in danger of failure over this impasse...More