They told us the summit in Copenhagen would be a defining moment. They told us it was an important milestone in fighting global warming. And now they tell us there will be no deal.
This week's gathering in Barcelona was meant to be the final step in coming up with the fully fledged agreement, which would be passed on to world leaders to sign next month in Denmark. Everyone is now spinning how much progress has been made, but it's still well short of what was needed and what was expected.
There will be a "framework pact". This will carry clear commitments from developed and developing countries. The rich countries will outline firm timetables for lower emissions. Developing countries will give details about the action they will take.
Rich and poor nations can't agree how to share the burden of curbing carbon emissions and how it'll all be funded.
At the G8 this year, one climate campaigner said the problem was a simple one: "We have long term problems and short term politicans" .
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