A few minutes ago, US negotiator, Harlan Watson, made it crystal clear that he has absolutely no intention of signing up to the draft Bali roadmap.
That's no
The EU was saying as little as possible at its press conference this morning.
On the Bali roadmap, its fairly happy with the proposed text, but wants more ambition. However,
As I suggestedyesterday, NGOs have reacted positively to the draft agreement on future commitments. But there's a good chance that their mood will darken as the week goes
Half way through the UN climate talks here in Bali and we can now see the shape of the deal that will cause next week's most fevered discussion.
I've been promising something intelligent on India for days now, but it's hard to find time, what with spending all day on the beach.
Fortunately, Joydeep
In his press conference this evening, Yvo de Boer gave us an update on the negotiations, focusing in particular on the group that is charged with discussing a post-2012 deal.
Australia's position has been all over the place here in Bali. On day 1, it was showered with praise for ratifying Kyoto (a politically costless task as it
Canada remains under fire here in Bali, where it has laid out eight ‘principles' for a post-2012 climate deal. Most controversial is number 2, which recommends mandatory greenhouse gas
This morning, Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior 2 (the French blew up the first one) arrived in Bali, escorted by a flotilla of fishing boats, and a ship from the
Back to carbon markets versus carbon taxes. Yesterday, I wrote a long (too long) post on the subject. To save you reading it, the gist was this:
Isn't
AP is reporting that "a strong earthquake has just rattled the island of Bali." None of us here in the press room felt anything though...
This morning, I escaped from the ‘bubble' for a while (more on that later), so I only arrived in the convention centre around midday.
Delegates were not so lucky.
