India, Dec. 2 -- A developing country delegate received message that there has been no progress on long term finance.

4.03 AM The huddle story:

A developing country delegate received message that there has been no progress on long term finance. If there is no finance, there is no process, the delegate said.

A developed country delegate found the statement "outrageous".

Another developed country delegate said, 'Don't expect full costs'.

Parties decided to remove finance, technology transfer and capacity building from the 2d Venezuela had proposed earlier (see update of 1.23 AM).

Parties crunched it to 'provide support' only (for preparation of commitments). Developing countries though made it clear that it was a big step for them to ...