The difference between freezing New York City and warm Cancun is truly climatic.

Since the United Nations climate change conference opened in Cancun on Nov 29, the lobby of my hotel has been filled with young reporters at night, all busy filing stories and ignoring the temptation of the sandy beach in front of the hotel.

However, despite their hard work, the newspapers I have read and the major TV networks have hardly mentioned the conference in the past week, despite the fact the Mexican beach resort is where probably the biggest threat to the human race is being discussed.