As the UN debates climate change in Bali, at a demonstration in London George Monbiot says economic revolution is needed to save the planet. Environment correspondent David Adam reports from Bali, where a UN draft treaty says developed nations must reduce Co2 emissions by up to 40% below 1990 levels by 2020. The US has already rejected the proposal.
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Meanwhile in Britain, business secretary John Hutton says the government wants to expand renewable sources of energy. But our economics reporter Ashley Seager fears that without financial incentives, the announcement on wind farms lacks substance.
Europe editor Ian Traynor explains what happens now that the international mediators' deadline for agreement on Kosovo has passed.
Ed Pilkington reports from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where Oprah Winfrey has rallied support for Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Can her undoubted TV appeal translate to US election success?
And Ros Taylor runs through today's papers.
