AN interesting debate on environmental issues took place in mid-September, thousands of meters above sea level. A ‘wise old man’ spoke passionately about the effects of climate change and the Kyoto Protocol—due to end in 2012. His voice was clear and piercing. His words flowed like data coming out of a computer. “We will suffer greatly as a result of global warming,” he warned.

Inside the Airbus A-330 carrying President Susilo Bamban