Where does the U.S. stand on global climate change? The world found out today at an international summit in Bali discussing global climate change. Humberto Rosa, Portuguese secretary of state for the environment said "We are disappointed that having reached this stage of the negotiations we still haven't heard from the United States -- what is their exact level of ambition or of engagement in the Bali roadmap?"The Kyoto Protocol was formed by the UN in 1997 to combat global climate change. However, Kyoto expires in 2012 which is why delegates are meeting to discuss future plans today.
(CNN)Negotiations over a new agreement on global warming were expected to go down to the wire as the United States and the European Union remained at loggerheads over how to replace the 10-year-old Kyoto Protocol.
Al Gore: "My own country, the United States, is principally responsible for obstructing progress here in Bali."
The United Nations climate change conference in Bali is in its final hours, and negotiations are expected to last well into the night as the summit wraps up mid-day Friday local time.
The Europeans are pushing for an agreement that contains specific numbers for emissions cuts, but Washington wants to leave room for future negotiations, including next month's U.S.-sponsored climate talks in Hawaii.
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