09 December 2007

Bali Photo-Op

Apart from burning up thousands of tonnes of jet-fuel... I fail to see what has actually been accomplished here...
At the end of two days of talks involving officials from 32 nations, including 12 trade ministers, a final news conference descended into farce as Brazil and the United States swapped recriminations.
Maybe there weren't enough rock stars.

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RELATED: Canada calls for actual measurable results

Which, apparently, don't just involve the renaming of household pets.
In an interview with The Canadian Press, John Baird said Canada hopes to reach a deal within two years but only if it applies targets for the first time to all major polluters.

"Our major economic competition is with the United States," Baird said in an interview before he arrived in Bali this weekend. "You can have unilateral disarmament. Some might call it noble - but it's not very smart."