Barcelona, 6th November 2009. Among the few positive signs from Barcelona, was tangible progress on emissions from the aviation and shipping sectors, with the debate moving into real negotiation mode and Parties coalescing around options.

Crucially, a number of African countries spoke up and highlighted how revenues from shipping and aviation could serve as an additional source of climate finance and the EU responded warmly to this call.

Despite key players in the climate negotiations proclaiming this week in Barcelona that we are "out of time" to reach a deal in Copenhagen, NGOs remain focused on the task: a fair, ambitious, legally binding agreement in Copenhagen next month to keep global temperature rise well below the dangerous 2 degree level.

However, shipping and aviation aside there was little progress on other issues, and a lack of political leadership rather than a shortage of time was the problem.

Outcome of Barcelona bunkers negotiations (6/11/09).