Some of the sticking points
here in Bali are incredibly trivial and technical.
There's been a collapse on
capacity building, for example, where the US has blocked progress on the deal
that is on the table.
What's going on here?
The aim is to provide money
for developing country governments to participate fully in negotiations, but
the US has blocked agreement on the issue.
Two slightly different
accounts of why.
According to the UN's Yvo
de Boer, the US has said that it wants capacity building to be linked to
developing country effectiveness in reporting its progress on tackling climate
change. If they do a good job, they get money to invest in expertise.
