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D Wednesday, December 16, 2009 METRO 11 Evel Knievels son to re-create stunt THE son of stunt legend Evel Knievel is to attempt to complete a double- decker bus jump his late father failed to achieve. Robbie Knievel, 47, will take on the challenge while riding a classic Harley Davidson XR-750, the same model his father rode. On May 25, 1975, his father crashed when trying to jump 13 buses at Wembley, breaking his pelvis and ending his career. Robbie said he will try to clear 16 buses in London on May 22 35 years after his fathers attempt. Appalling decision: Walsh Strike will ruin 1m Christmases BRITISH Airways launched legal action yesterday in a bid to halt a 12- day strike by its cabin crew, which threatens to ruin a million Christmases, the airlines chief executive said. Willie Walsh called union Unites decision appalling and unjustified adding the airline did not want to see a million Christmases ruined. Unite announced the December 22 to January 2 walkout yesterday after a ballot of its 12,500 cabin crew members showed 92 per cent in favour. BA said it has written to the union highlighting irregularities in its strike ballot. The workers are protesting at changes to crew numbers, a pay freeze and the introduction of different rates of pay and conditions for new crew. By john heilprin US and China clash as climate talks continue Arnie: Change needs united frontCALIFORNIA governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday told the UN climate talks in Copenhagen that the planetary transformation needed to tackle climate change could not be the work of national governments alone. Emphasising the importance of sub-national efforts to address global warming, the governor offered to host a climate summit for cities, states and regions. Schwarzenegger moved to reassure people that the conference was automatically and already a success as it was making people think differently. But Friends of the Earths Tom Picken said the talks cant be judged a success until we see a strong and fair agreement... for world leaders to sign. CHINA accused the US and other rich nations yes- terday of backsliding on commitments to fight glo- bal warming as world leaders began arriving at piv- otal talks on climate change. The showdown between the worlds two largest polluters came as more than 110 leaders, including US president Barack Obama and Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao, are expected at the conference in Copenhagen this week. UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said rich and poor countries must stop pointing fingers and should increase their pledges to cut emissions. He said he remains cautiously optimistic about a successful outcome to the talks, which stalled on Monday when developing countries walked out, ac- cusing industrialised countries of backpedalling. Key issues, including emissions targets for industr- ialised countries and climate financing for develop- ing countries, so far remain unresolved. China and other developing countries are resisting US-led attempts to make their cuts in emissions growth binding rather than voluntary. China, the worlds largest polluter, grouped with developing countries, accused developed countries yesterday of trying to renege on their climate-change obligations to poorer nations, but the US doesnt consider China to be in need of climate-change aid. The US has offered a 17 per cent reduction from 2005 levels by 2020, while China has pledged to cut carbon intensity a measure of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of production by 40 per cent to 45 per cent by 2020, compared with 2005 levels. The 27-nation EU has promised a reduction of at least 20 per cent of 1990 levels by 2020 and Japan and Russia have promised 25 per cent cuts. But sci- entists warn the worlds commitments so far fall short of what is needed to keep global temperature increases less than 2C above pre-industrial levels. Archbishop Desmond Tutu jokes with former irish president Mary robinson before an oxfam international climate hearing at the climate change talks in Copenhagen yesterday Picture: AFP/Getty index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html