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Thousands take to the streets of Indonesia calling for more action as the European Union sets out demands at the climate change conference in Bali. MOREINFO: As nations talked about ways to slow global warming without derailing world economic growth, thousands of protesters took to the streets of Indonesia to demand swift action. For the first time, ministers other than environment ministers are participating in the talks attended by more than 10,000 delegates. The conference plans to lay the groundwork for a broader treaty to succeed the Kyoto Protocol global warming pact beyond 2012. But the United States still has no binding goals under Kyoto, nor do developing nations led by China and India. SCRIPT: As crucial climate talks continue in Bali, thousands of activists march in Indonesia to call for more swift action on global warming. Organizers of the protests say they want to highlight their concerns about the lack of sufficient commitment by global leaders to address the climate crisis. The Bali climate talks aim to find ways to include outsiders such as the United States and China in the fight against rising greenhouse emissions. SOUNDBITE: Erfan Fariadi, protester in Jakarta saying (Bahasa Indonesia): "The United States has not yet signed the Kyoto protocol , it shows that the United States is irresponsible about the global warming issue. We have come to the U.S embassy to send a massage to ask the U.S. to be responsible for global warming." Developing nations say rich countries need to do more to cut their own emissions, blaming Europe and the United State for much of the damage. But the the European Union said that talks needed to be more substantive. SOUNDBITE:European Union spokesperson Nuno Lacasta saying (English): "In terms of where things stand on the main negotiating tracks, on the convention dialogue follow-up, the co-chairs tabled a non-paper on Saturday (December 8) afternoon which will be negotiated intensively today and tomorrow ahead of the high level segment. This non-paper contains many of elements which the EU is seeking but we would like to see it strengthened on a number points, both substantives and procedural." The current climate talks are seeking to agree on the ground rules for launching two years of negotiations on a broader climate change pact involving all nations to succeed or replace the Kyoto Protocol. Puja Bharwani, Reuters.