Poznan press briefing on the eighth day of the Conference

At todays press briefing a day before the start of the High-Level Segment of the Conference, Yvo de Boer said that delegates had managed to resolve a number of outstanding issues.

Two issues still had to be resolved. The first, the Adaptation Fund, was close to finalization, he said, with the question of direct access by developing countries seen as very important. The second outstanding issue was whether Carbon Capture and Storage should be allowed as a pilot or definite decision under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

He added that it may take a little time for the Adaptation Fund to become fully operational, since the Fund is filled from a levy on credits obtained via the CDM, which would first have to be sold on the market.

The decks were now cleared for Ministers to hold a round-table discussion on a shared vision for long-term cooperative action, Mr. de Boer said, which he hoped would send a strong signal on cooperation and willingness to work together in order to meet the Copenhagen deadline for a strengthened agreement.