Barcelona has had some wonderful, cool sunny days this week, but we have had little chance to enjoy them. We have been buried in the conference center from dawn till dusk, mostly in areas without even a window to the outside world.
The climate talks in Barcelona saw some real drama and excitement today as the African delegations put their foot down and said they wouldn’t negotiate the finer details of a global climate deal until some fundamentals were resolved.
5 negotiating days are left before the end game in Copenhagen, and there are still fundamental unresolved issues in many sections of the legal text that the world is supposed to sign up to in less than seven weeks.
Barcelona is warm and nice compared to Copenhagen, but the outskirts where we find ourselves are dominated by industrial buildings and a highway. Nothing to do with the touristic picture of Barcelona, but maybe the perfect setting for a meeting about how we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.