Independent: The global downturn could scupper plans for a landmark “son of Kyoto” deal to combat climate change, green campaigners have warned. The warning came after the European Union’s ambitious plans to combat climate change were left in disarray at the close of its summit in Brussels yesterday. Some member states are calling for the programme to be watered down on the grounds that it cannot be afforded in a downturn. Sharp divisions over whether or not the EU’s flagship goal to cut …