Obama's call on energy bill fails to sway Congress | Reuters

WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's muted call for comprehensive energy legislation failed to sway a hesitant Congress on Wednesday, with hopes for approval before November elections fading fast.
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Obama missed a chance to push strongly for a comprehensive bill in his speech, settling instead for "a bland enumeration of alternatives," said Bill Galston of the Brookings Institution, a former adviser to President Bill Clinton.

"The president's speech tacitly sounded the death-knell for the inclusion of serious climate change provisions in any energy bill that Congress might enact this year," he said.

U.S. climate bill to shape U.N. talks - UPI.com

WASHINGTON, June 16 (UPI) -- Worldwide hopes for a comprehensive climate protection treaty hinge on whether U.S. President Barack Obama can push through an ambitious U.S. climate bill.

At least that's what observers to the U.N. climate negotiations say.