The last Conference of the Parties to the Kyoto protocol before the agreement comes into effect is currently taking place in Buenos Aires. COP-10 so far seems to be no different from the previous COPs, consisting mainly of bleatings from Europe about America not facing up to its responsibilities, despite Europe being way off target to meet its obligations under Kyoto, developing world governments demanding vast hand-outs from developed nations, China, India and Brazil refusing point-blank to consider cutting back their greenhouse gas emissions in any way and the whole thing being an exercise in futility anyway as Kyoto will do virtually nothing to reduce global temperature even if you believe the alarmist case for global warming.

In any event, here are some of the more interesting reports so far:

The background to the meeting from Reason science writer Ron Bailey.

Bjorn Lomborg puts the problem in context.

China sets out its uncompromising stance.

COP-10 compared to popular sitcom.

Commentary on the Arctic controversy.

CEI fellow Chris Horner sums up: "The denominator among these proposals remains that developed countries should develop much more slowly if at all, and the others should only do so via the elites' preferred methods."

We'll try to keep the Commons updated with more news from the BA boondoggle as it progresses (if that word is at all applicable).