Britain is encouraging world leaders to attend the UN climate deal meeting in Copenhagen in December, as they believe success is still possible. The British Prime Minister stated that negotiators are not reaching agreements fast enough and that leaders need to get involved to break the impasse. He also mentioned that he will be attending the meeting and is encouraging other leaders to do the same. Discussions are at a standstill between developed and developing nations regarding how to divide emissions reductions, particularly from the burning of fossil fuels. There is only one week left of formal talks before the Copenhagen conference, which will take place in Barcelona in early November. The ongoing UN negotiations, which began in Bali in 2007, are particularly stuck on the issue of how much rich countries should reduce carbon emissions by 2020, and how much they should pay developing countries to combat climate change. Despite this, there were some signs of progress on Monday, with the Australian government announcing plans to reintroduce carbon trading legislation to parliament and pushing for a vote on the laws before the end of November. The opposition has called for changes to the scheme to avoid a potential defeat that could lead to a snap election being called by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. The government, which is leading in opinion polls and could gain from an election, plans to launch carbon trading in July 2011. This initiative will impose a price on greenhouse gas emissions, helping to reduce emissions in one of the countries with the highest per capita pollution levels. The Australian program will apply to 75 percent of emissions from the country's largest 1,000 companies, making it the second domestic trading platform outside of Europe. Companies will be required to obtain a permit for each ton of carbon they release. According to an Indian newspaper, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh is pushing for New Delhi to agree to restrictions on the country's increasing carbon emissions without insisting on financial and technological assistance from wealthy nations. The Times of India quoted Ramesh as saying in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, "We should take a practical and positive approach, rather than being confrontational and argumentative." During an interview with Reuters, Ramesh indicated a readiness to make concessions in order to secure a deal. India, China, and other large developing nations are concerned about the impact of climate change on their countries, emphasizing the importance of limiting extreme weather events such as droughts, floods, rising sea levels, and melting glaciers. The Major Economies Forum in London is focusing on how to translate various national policy plans into a comprehensive agreement, with the countries present accounting for 80 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Asad Rehman, a Climate Campaigner with Friends of the Earth, called on wealthy nations in the forum to provide additional financial support. Copenhagen is facing a major obstacle as the United States, the only industrialized nation not part of the current Kyoto Protocol, is unlikely to enact carbon-cutting legislation by December. In Cape Town, South Africa highlighted a significant source of increasing emissions - the upcoming soccer World Cup in 2010. Emissions are expected to increase nearly tenfold from a benchmark set in 2006, largely due to the inclusion of air travel in the calculations. Minister Buyelwa Sonjica of Water and Environmental Affairs stated that the FIFA 2010 World Cup is projected to have the largest carbon footprint of any major event, despite efforts to make it carbon neutral.