Since my Bali Action post on 13th December I thought I’d write a little update.

I expect you all heard about the big turnaround in the discussions. At one point it seemed as thought the whole thing would break down. However, after extended talks and lots of wrangling, all nations have agreed to sign a climate change treaty by 2009.

Of course that doesn’t mean everything is plain sailing from now on, there’s still lots to be agreed and even more to be done. If world leaders are planning to tackle climate change seriously then I’m sure it will mean some serious changes and they won’t necessarily be popular.

I won’t go into detail about what was agreed at Bali but here is a very brief run-down.

• Agreement on a ‘Bali Roadmap’ - to continue dialogue about climate change.
• Targets to reduce carbon emissions by 25 - 40% by 2020
• Agreement to address particular issues including deforestation and technology

For full explanations and reports visit the Greenpeace and UNFCCC websites.