The Independent (November 28)
2011/ 11/ 29 by jd in Global News
“As some 200 leaders assemble today for the climate change conference in Durban, most eyes seem averted from the life-and-death issues up for debate.” Elections and economic volatility have stolen the focus. Climate change remains urgent. “The stakes in Durban are higher than ever as countries wrestle over ways to halt rising temperatures and, specifically, over renewal of the 1997 Kyoto protocol.” Time is running out. Failure to reach a new agreement would be “disastrous.”
Tags: Climate change, Durban, Economy, Elections, Kyoto protocol
