Delegates to the two-week Bali climate meeting did not secure a detailed agreement on actions to cut greenhouse gas emissions, but Saturday's "Bali Action Plan" provides the groundwork for future negotiations on a more comprehensive treaty. The plan will see many of the more divisive issues negotiated after the end of the Bush administration in the hopes that new U.S. leadership will be more amenable to stricter targets. The New York
Times (12/16) , The Economist (12/15)