China and other emerging nations are engaged in “encouraging” efforts to curb greenhouse gases, while the U.S. is blocking prospects for a global agreement, according to a European Union climate official.
The international debate on a climate-protection framework after the United Nations’ Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012 will heat up in the coming months as countries head for the next summit in Durban, South Africa, at the end of this year, said Jos Delbeke, director general for climate at the European Commission, the EU executive arm.
