Sun, Sea and the Environment at U.N. Climate Change Conference in Bali

Sun, Sea and the Environment at U.N. Climate Change Conference in Bali

DENPASAR Indonesia -- There is a double set of expectations in Bali this week, where about 15,000 are expected to converge Monday for the 13th meeting of the parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The meeting begins on Monday and runs through Dec. 14.

In the wake of terrorist attacks in recent years, local residents hope that the 12-day conference signals to tourists worldwide that the island is a safe vacation destination. Meanwhile, the movers and shakers of the world's environmental lobby hope it will pave the way for negotiations toward a new, binding deal to replace the Kyoto Protocol, which expires in 2012.

Both sets of expectations are likely to be fulfilled.

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