Leigh Phillips EUOBSERVER / COPENHAGEN - UN climate talks in Copenhagen were briefly suspended on Monday (14 December) as anger bubbled over among developing nations, which accused their richer counterparts of trying to "kill off" the Kyoto Protocol.
There are two tracks of negotiations under way in Copenhagen: One is on a new series of commitments under the Kyoto Protocol for all rich countries apart from the US (which never ratified it), and the other is on longer-term action covering the US and the wealthier emerging nations.
The Kyoto Protocol track is the only one with a mechanism for legally binding emissions reductions by the global north and for channeling funds to the south.
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