US & Canada almost halted Int'l Agreement in Bali

Jim Harris

The US finally made some concessions at Bali and Canada very grudgingly followed suit. Here are a few key clippings in case you missed them.

The BBC videoclips are quite good, particularly the one from Friends of the Earth which gives a summary of how the environmental activists feel about the Bali deal -- which is not too happy.

Isolated Canada Grudgingly Accepts Bali Deal (today's Globe & Mail electronic only)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071215.wbalidealyor...

US sets terms for climate talks (BBC - See this webpage for links to good videoclips on end of Bali talks news)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7145608.stm

Move Over Kyoto ­ Here Comes a ‘Copenhagen Protocol’ (today's NYTimes - electronic only)
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/15/move-over-kyoto-here-comes-...

Bali climate talks a huge step forward: R K Pachauri (The Times of India - latest interview with IPCC chief Pauchauri)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2625314.cms

No day at the beach in Bali: high drama leads to compromise at climate conference (Gristmill) This article has list of links to major news stories.
http://www.grist.org/news/2007/12/15/

Governments pleased with defining climate deal (Guardian Unlimited)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7155698