Kyoto protocol may suffer fate of Julius Caesar at Durban climate talks

Kyoto was the first global agreement towards establishing climate targets and with the exception of the USA and despite a few grumbles it gave hope and set a precedent before the millennium. Sadly as we move towards 2012 it appears that many countries have just paid it lip service, with Canada being the most recent country to pull out. The article by the guardian looks at whether Kyoto may suffer the same fate of Julius Caesar...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2011/nov/29/kyoto-protocol-julius-caesar-durban

Information on Durban & past climate conferences:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8673828.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15698183
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21219-durban--your-guide-to-the-latest-vital-climate-summit.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=environment
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8854653.stm