It's tough being a Hero of the Planet

Christiana Figueres, recipient of a Hero of the Planet award and current Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) looks a little grim.

That is because the Bonn Climate talks which have been going on for the past fortnight have gone nowhere.

It seems as though that while all the participants at the talks agree the planet needs saving, agreement on how to go about this noble enterprise is hard too reach.

A particular sticking point is the $100 Billion dollars +  that poorer nations are sure that if transferred to their treasurys from the more well heeled nations will keep the planet safe - while the richer nations  from whom it will be transferred are yet to convinced this will work.

So for two weeks various official negotiaters have bantered back and forth and gone around in circles.

Leaving  the polar bears to die in their millions