Daunting task ahead for Copenhagen after Barcelona talks on climate change

BARCELONA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The last negotiating session before the United Nations (UN) climate change conference in Copenhagen in December concluded Friday in Barcelona, Spain, making little progress in the key issues concerning climate change and leaving daunting task for Copenhagen.

Little progress was made on developed countries' targets of mid-term emission reduction and financing developing countries to limit their emission growth and adapt to the climate change effects, said Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, at a press conference.

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