Part of the reason for the diminishing chances of such a treaty being signed in Copenhagen is the liberal (i.e. believers that climate change actually exists) controlled U.S. Congress, which is mired in a debate over nationalized health care and apparently unable to multitask.
On Monday, Janos Pasztor, director of the U.N. secretary-general's Climate Change Support Team, indicated that progress - as he see's it - is taking place, but the hope for treaty signing during the Copenhagen conference is unlikely.
"The secretary-general believes that we must maintain the political momentum established by the 101 heads of state and government who attended the climate change summit and continue to aim for an ambitious, politically binding agreement in Copenhagen that would chart the way for future post-Copenhagen negotiations that lead to a legally binding global agreement."
Here's to hoping that the Democrats controlling the U.S. Government continue with their short-comings and fail to pass any climate change (or 'green') bill prior to the December conference.

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