Underwhelming expectations of a critical meeting: Durban climate talks unlikely to produce meaningful climate cooperation

NPR All Things Considered “As Kyoto Protocol Ends, An Uncertain Climate Future” and “Stern Discusses Possible Outcomes Of Climate Talks”

New York Times “At Meeting on Climate Change, Urgent Issues but Low Expectations”

How depressing that we cannot get an agreement that would preserve civilization as we know it for future generations. What will it take to produce a meaningful agreement?