This post originally appeared on ChinaFAQs. By Angel Hsu, Max Song, and Jonathan Smith As the first week of the UN climate negotiations in Durban are underway, one of the most persistent themes has been how to bridge gaps - the divide between the developed and developing countries, many of whom disagree about whether the Kyoto Protocol should be extended into a second commitment period; the hole in climate finance pledges from developed countries; and the ambition or emissions gap between the Copenhagen pledges and the stabilization of global temperatures below a 2 degrees Celsius increase from pre-industrial levels. These three major gaps must be addressed in Durban. One major question will be whether developing and some developed countries, Europe in