A recent New York Times article points out how, despite its best efforts, the European Union has lost its influence in the climate change debate. Instead, just as we are seeing in the clean energy race, the major players are China and the U.S.

“It’s turning into a bit of a ping-pong match between China and the United States, with each just looking at the other.” [Joe Leinen, leader  of the European Parliament delegation to COP15]