in bavaria, slick roads caused morning accidents.eteorologists say temperatures will remain cold and snow will blanket germany by the weekend -- perfect weather to visit the christmas markets. >> speaking of christmas, there is less than a month to go now -- can you believe it? before the holiday. the season would not be complete without the christmas tree at rockefeller center. the mayor himself hit the switch at the ceremony, which drew thousands of spectators. >> it is a tradition that dates all the way back to 1933. like every year, there were plenty of stars on hand to get the city in the holiday spirit. >> ♪ and have yourself a very merry christmas now right now ♪ >> a little bit early, i think, but it is on its way. >> it is time. >> when we come back in the next bulletin, we will have more at the palestinian vote at the u.n. in new york. join us for that. >> our correspondent is standing by at the united nations. we will have the very latest. stay with us. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

yuletide customs and practices in rural bavaria.istmas time on dw. >> welcome back. >> the eu debt crisis has zapped their ability to lead the way in global climate talks which began on monday. the european union is one of the few members promising to sign up to a second emissions cutting. >> some of the eu executives say the member states say increase in carbon tax is an affordable in cash-strapped times. >> the members are open to come up with concrete cut to cut these gases up the conference. >> with so many lights glowing in the night at thousands of cars rolling through the city, it they do not seem too worried about global warming. qatar's initials are highest in the world. >> they are ambitious open for change on global level. they want to work to a new agreement that will take effect by 2020. >> this is a historic conference. it is a vital importance, considering the items on the agenda. it is a turning point in the negotiations on climate change. >> breyer's, experts have sounded urgent warnings about melting polar ice and

out a million-euro loan from the german deg development bank, and bought a new filling system in bavaria, which he will provide with his juice concentrates.+ to make sure he has a steady supply of fruit, kimani has 360 local farmers under contract. in the past, a large portion of the mango harvest used to rot. now the farmers have a buyer. kimani doesn't mind that he's getting wet. quite the opposite -- the rain will bring a juicier harvest. and for kimani and the farmers, that means juicier profits. >> they can learn from what we do. we have transformed this land. this was a dry land, and now it's growing mangos plus other kinds of fruit you see in this farm. >> kimani's father was a farmer. when he died, kimani sold his land to gain start-up capital for his company. but he kept his father's car: a 1938 vauxhall. one day, he wants to restore the car to its former glory. but he's much too busy for that at the moment. kimani is not part of kenya's old money. he's a newcomer to affluence. today he has a few hours to relax with his youngest son at the poolside. sunday is his only free day o