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The article offers information about the United Nations meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand that encourages developing countries to step up to the challenge of climate change to gain additional money flowing into clean-development projects. The concept would increase emissions to grow the economies and help citizens out of poverty in the current climate treaty. The European Commission (EC) will set policy proposals that would scale back the clean development mechanism (CDM) which is a program that allows businesses to offset their emissions by funding clean-energy projects. The recommendation aims to increase emissions reductions in every home in Europe as well as to give developing countries incentives towards economic stability.

The article reports on the deforestation issues which will be discussed at the global carbon emission control forum. According to the report, European companies seek to offset their greenhouse-gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol for it is generating billions of dollars into clean-energy projects in the developing world. However, the policy does not include funds to prevent deforestation, which is responsible for some 20% of global carbon emissions. Environmental experts ensures that deforestation will be part of the meeting's agenda as the international negotiators of United Nations will be gathered for climate change in Bali, Indonesia.

Discusses issues related to the December, 1997 United Nations climate convention at Kyoto, Japan. Goal of a new legally binding treaty to reduce anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emissions; Key issue of willingness of governments to set aside differences; Perspectives of various governments; Japan's consensual approach; Developing-country participation; Idea of per-capita emissions.

Focuses on the plans surrounding the five year anniversary of the Earth Summit that took place in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992. The event planned for March 1997 called RIO+5; Comments from Maurice Strong, the secretary-general of the Earth Summit; The track records of developed countries in terms of their environmental programs in 1997.