Tensions have been high at the UN climate conference on Bali as the European Union and United States faced off over emissions cuts. German commentators assess the roles of Germany and the US at opposite ends of the climate divide.
Delegates from around the world have spent the last 10 days attempting to lay the groundwork for a deal on how best to tackle climate climate. The UN climate conference on Bali, which ends Friday, is intended to launch negotiations for a climate change agreement that will succeed the Kyoto Protocol when it expires in 2012.
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