Global Warming?!

The climate talks are slowed down by a difference of opinion of the developed nations and the nations that are to be developed. This difference of opinion is developing around money, this is not very surprising, yet it is very sad. Further the American Federal government remains opposed against to the binding themselves to the Kyoto protocol. While the government of California did pass the legislation which will strongly regulate the emissions that the can be emitted within the boundaries of California.
The argument concerning the environment seems to continue, while the government with the greatest Military power is siding against the extension of the protection of the environment.
The European governments are some of the governments that strongly press for tougher laws for the protection of the Environment. The effects of the destruction of the Environment has effects on the animal world but not only that further certain areas turn into deserts some experience extreme changes in the climate accompanied with more powerful environmental catastrophes. Floods, tsunamis, storms all of those are occurring more often with higher frequency. This does not just cause problems to the nations hit by those problems, but actually causes problems for the world wide economy as well.
Where does the priority lie?

Here are two BBC articles
Cash row looms at climate talks
California passes emissions law