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         December 17, 2007

(CNN Student News) -- December 17, 2007 MONICA LLOYD, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: It's Monday, and you've found your way to the start of a brand new week of CNN Student News. Thanks so much for joining us. I'm Monica Lloyd. First Up: Agreement in Bali LLOYD: First up, "a good beginning." That's how the United Nations secretary general is describing an international agreement on climate change. The deal was made over the weekend at a conference in Bali. Representatives from dozens of countries gathered in the Indonesian province to discuss problems facing our environment. At one point, it didn't look like a deal was going to happen. Dan Rivers explains what turned the tide. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) DAN RIVERS, CNN REPORTER: The U.S. was booed as it asked for more commitments from developing countries, provoking this from Papua New Guinea. KEVIN CONRAD, PAPUA NEW GUINEA DELEGATION: There's an old saying: If you are not willing to lead, then get out of the way. I ask the United States: We asked for your leadship; we seek your leadership. But if for some reason you are not willing to lead, leave it to the rest of us; please get out of the way. RIVERS: And then this, a total change from the U.S. PAULA DOBRIANSKY, U.S. DELEGATION: We will go forward and join consensus in this today. RIVERS: It's been a day of high drama in this room in Bali, but finally there is a deal, and many are praising the contribution of Papua New Guinea, whose whithering criticism of the U.S. apparently led to a 180-degree U-turn. Afterwards, one of the U.S. delegation defended the change. JAMES CONNAUGHTON, CHRMN., COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: And let's be clear: This meeting is talking about a negotiation that is going to produce an outlook. But as we stand here today, President Bush in his State of the Union address last year asked Congress to produce bi-partisan legislation that will improve our energy security and cut our greenhouse gases. RIVERS: But green groups say they were bounced into changing their mind. PHILIP CLAPP, PEW ENVIRONMENT GROUP: Papua New Guinea's criticism was the most stinging on the floor; it was probably the nadir of the event for the Bush administration. RIVERS: And many here agreed Papua New Guinea played a crucial rolen JACQUELINE CRAMER, NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENT MINISTER: Oh, that was very very important. Because of that, we could make the deal. RIVERS: And that deal marks the beginning of two more years of talks, with a firm commitment for a global deal on emissions by 2009 at the latest. Dan Rivers, CNN, Bali (END VIDEO CLIP) LLOYD: Ok, we know the conference led to this deal. But the agreement doesn't outline specific actions that will cut down on greenhouse gases. What it does set up is two more years of negotiations. The hope is those could lead to a plan to curb emissions. As the talks move forward, the key issue will be what role developed countries, like the U.S., and developing countries, like Papua New Guinea, play in cutting emissions. Is This Legit? GEORGE RAMSAY, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Is this legit? Carbon dioxide is considered a greenhouse gas. Yes, this one's legit. CO2 and other gases, including water vapor, contribute to the so-called "greenhouse effect," or warming of the Earth's surface.

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