Climate negotiations in Barcelona: some progress but no political breakthrough
Bern, 6.11.2009 - At the end of the round of negotiations in Barcelona in view of the Copenhagen summit, progress has been made on issues relating to adaptation to climate change. However, the revision of negotiation texts failed to bring a decisive breakthrough on the subject of emissions cuts and how they will be financed. This is the conclusion reached by the Swiss delegation, led by Ambassador Thomas Kolly, head of the International Affairs division of the Federal Office for the Environment.