Full climate deal unlikely by Copenhagen - Barroso

"Of course, we are not going to have a full-fledged binding treaty - Kyoto type - by Copenhagen," European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told reporters before meeting with President Barack Obama. "There is no time for that."

But Barroso said he believed it was still possible to develop a framework agreement with clear commitments from developed and developing countries.

Such a framework would include firm timetables for lower emissions from richer countries and an agreement on what actions developing countries will take, Barroso said.

Developed countries like the United States and EU members need to put "numbers on the table" for emission cuts and funding to help developing countries," he said.