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The Bali road map.(Inside Track)(Brief article)
Delegates to the UN climate conference on the tropical Indonesian island of Bali reached an agreement on a "road map" for replacing the failed and expiring Kyoto Accord with a new agreement by 2009--but not before the lead UN official at the conference erupted into tears.
As the conference began to draw to a close after 12 days, Yvo de Boer, the Dutch official serving as lead negotiator for the UN, began to address the delegates, warning that global warming could "plunge the world into a conflict." Apparently overcome by the prospect, the delicate de Boer burst into tears and had to be led away by colleagues, while surprised and shocked delegates looked on. "He wasn't just wiping his eyes, he was in floods of tears," one observer said, according to London's Daily Mail.
Perhaps moved by de Boer's embarrassing display, the U.S. delegation, which had incorrectly been viewed by the world at ...
- Daily Mail, London, Alex Brummer column.
- Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London) November 12, 2005 700+ words
...region. But at least it is giving the economic road map a chance. To see more of the Daily Mail and the Financial Mail on Sunday, or to subscribe...thisismoney.com. Copyright (c) 2005, Daily Mail, London Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune...
- Daily Mail, London, business briefs column.
- Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London) February 23, 2007 700+ words
...NUKED BY COURT DEFEAT: Last week's humiliating court defeat will significantly delay the publication of the Government's road map for new nuclear dawn, it emerged yesterday. Trade and Industry Secretary Alistair Darling said it is likely to be "early...
- Pentagon's Weapons Road Map Encouraging More Joint Efforts.
- Newspaper article from: Defense Daily Fein, Geoff November 15, 2005 700+ words
...according to the Department of Defense's first weapons road map. "The road map tried to lay out where the department is today and...associate director joint force applications. The first road map looked at moving targets and aerial weapons, he...
- Israel needs Bush's road map to peace.(LETTERS)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times April 4, 2003 700+ words
...nation's capital has focused on the road map for peace between Israelis and Palestinians...alarming, are the waves of criticism of the road map mounted by "pro-Israel" activists...right who erroneously contend that the road map will force Israel to make risky concessions...
- Bumps in Middle East 'road map'; Cease-fire talks were canceled Monday, adding...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor February 25, 2003 700+ words
...peace looks increasingly at risk. The "road map," authored by the US, the European...officials last week in London, where the road map was a key part of discussions. Its importance...perceived bias toward Israel. Championing the road map serves that end. But while the parties...
- THIS IS A MIDEAST ROAD MAP TO WHO KNOWS WHERE.(P-I Focus)(Column)
- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) May 4, 2003 700+ words
...GHAZALI The Independent The release of the "road-map" peace plan and the appointment of the...to political leaders, do not think the road map is a such a big deal - or that it will...meet their national aspirations. The road map is no more than an entrance ticket to...
- Peer into technology's future: iNEMI road map set to tackle disruptive...
- Magazine article from: Electronic Business Jorgensen, Barbara April 1, 2006 700+ words
...figure prominently on iNEMI's 2007 road map, which the group released in January 2006. McElroy says the term road map is really a misnomer: Road maps are...of existing technologies. iNEMI's road map aims to identify both future disruptive...
- EDITORIAL: Japan Post Corp.'s sketchy road map: Japan Post Corp.'s sketchy road...
- Newspaper article from: Japan Times (Tokyo, Japan) August 12, 2006 700+ words
...Japan Post Corp.'s 10-year road map for postal service privatization is ambitious. If things develop as the road map envisages, a mega-bank and a mega...banks and insurance firms. But the road map appears to be based on overly optimistic...
