Hello and welcome to our brand new Bali Blog. Over the next four weeks, this space will be devoted to all things related to the upcoming United Nations' climate change conference in Bali, Indonesia.

More than 10 ,000 political leaders, journalists and delegates from 190 countries are expected to attend the conference, which runs from December 3rd to 14th.

It's not just big in scale, it's big in scope. The main goal of the Bali conference is to get negotiations going on a new international climate change agreement. The first phase of the Kyoto Protocol will end in 2012. So the Bali conference is expected to set the framework for a new international climate change deal to ensure action is taken immediately after 2012.

In other words, Bali is a big deal. It will set out how the world will tackle climate change and help us move to a cleaner, greener and more sustainable future.

We launched this blog to help you follow the conference as it unfolds without having to wade through the technical jargon, political rhetoric and annoying acronyms. We'll tell you what’s happening and why it matters. We'll try to keep it short and simple.

We will update this blog on a regular basis leading up to the conference, as well as doing a little live blogging during the conference itself. So bookmark this page and check back often!