Cherry the clown juggles the world on the Durban beach front, a few hours after the official start of COP 17 in the city. Greenpeace decries the lack of leadership for Africa that President Zuma displayed in his opening remarks at the UN Climate Talks in Durban this morning. Durban must not be the burial ground for the Kyoto Protocol and Zuma must not be the pall bearer. The President had an opportunity to speak to the urgency of the situation, with the world's attention focused on South Africa.