At a press conference on the last day of the two-week June meeting, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer spoke of  a “significant session that has advanced our work in an important way.”

The big achievement of the meeting, he said, is that "it has made clear what governments want to see in a Copenhagen agreement, which shows their commitment to reaching an agreement."  With regard to mid-term emission cuts by industrialized countries, he emphasized the need for these countries to show greater ambition.

Important progress has been made on technology transfer. Parties welcomed three reports by the Expert Group on Technology Transfer that provide interesting ideas on what  can be written into a Copenhagen deal on technology cooperation. Major advances on methodologies have also made it possible to measure and monitor emissions from deforestation, thus laying the groundwork for  the inclusion of REDD into a Copenhagen agreed outcome.

Mr. de Boer also referred to encouraging new signals coming from governments and from the high-level processes that are committed to supporting a successful outcome in Copenhagen.

Briefing the media on the opening day of the June session, Yvo de Boer spoke of a “significant new step” in the Talks, with real negotiating texts on the table for the first time. These provide a basis for drafting a Copenhagen agreed outcome, he said, without prejudging or precluding that outcome.

He spoke of "encouraging signs" regarding the need for clarity on by how much industrialized countries will reduce their emissions by 2020, as well as on what major developing countries will do to limit the growth of their emissions - two of the four political essentials that constitute a successful outcome.

Regarding the other two political essentials, he emphasized the need for clarity both on stable and predictable finance for adaptation and mitigation, and on governance - especially regarding finance and technology - with adequate representation for developing countries.

He pointed to significant ongoing work being undertaken under the Convention’s two subsidiary bodies, including important debates on the review of the financial mechanism and on capacity-building.