17. Brink of Accord

BALI, Indonesia: Delegates at the U.N. Climate Change Conference extended closed-door talks into an extra day Saturday, nearing resolution of a dispute over how far future negotiations should go in trying to cut emissions of greenhouse gases.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was arriving Saturday morning, either to announce the successful launching of the "Bali Roadmap" negotiations or to help break any lingering impasse. More...