Part Three: India and the USA - an 'Unholy' Alliance

The US is saying they will only sign up to binding targets if India and other big emitters do. But India says it is emissions are negligible in per capita terms, and tackling poverty through development is the priority. Two nations in an "unholy" alliance, holding out against massive pressure.

In September the UN Sec Gen calls the key leaders together to try to broker progress. President Bush has announced his own parallel track- a meeting of big emitters. Is it another attempt to derail the UN process ?

Mike Williams heads for the UN and joins the D.C. cocktail circuit to watch the diplomatic dance between the big players - the shifting allegiances, the snubs - and assesses the chances of successs in the UN talks on Climate Change.