There is stress inside and protests outside.  The Climate Summit is clearly in a dark cloud of discord.  According to Reuters today the “Kyoto pact was in ‘intensive care’  two days before heads of state from around the globe are expected to agree a deal to slow rising temperatures set to cause heat waves, floods, desertification and rising seas.”

This video from December 8th portrays some of the skepticism that has clouded the conference philosophy.

The Environmental Minister of India “blamed rich nations for trying to sideline the pact.”

It is expected that  a ” formal summit of more than 120 world leaders” may be able to “break the deadlock on who should cut greenhouse gas emissions, by how much and who should pay.”

World leaders try to save troubled climate talks

For other stories on the climate change summit, please see:

UK Brown’s Official: Climate Change Deal “Uphill Struggle“