climateconference : Speaking to the press on the opening day of the Barcelona Climate Change Talks, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer said the two-year Bali mandate to deliver a comprehensive, fair and effective answer to the climate threat must now be fulfilled. He underlined that over 100 world leaders committed to success in Copenhagen at the New York Climate Change Summit in September.


While the Barcelona meeting is unlikely to resolve the big issues on finance and emission reduction targets, it