Washington, DC — «The nation's mayors are disappointed that the U.S. Senate is unwilling to move beyond initial debate on needed federal climate legislation to position America to do its part to combat the global threat of climate change.» (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
The initial debates about whether Canada would be allowed to join — and whether Canada should join — tapered off after 2012. (asiapacific.ca)
After the first round of regional conferences, the outcome can be presented to the budget committee of the Greek parliament, which can then hold an initial debate on the citizens» recommendations. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)