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Non-binding deal reached at UN climate summit
[Iran Press TV Latest] After a desperate push for a deal on combating global warming, an agreement has been reportedly reached at the UN climate change summit in Copenhagen. On Friday, a senior US official said that a "meaningful" accord was reached after President Barack Obama held talks with the leaders of China, India and South Africa. More than four hours after the scheduled close of the summit and an exhaustive round of diplomacy between world leaders, Obama said an agreement had been reached but acknowledged it was limited and would not be legally binding. A binding deal will be "very hard" and would take time, Obama told reporters, adding that progress made in the Copenhagen climate summit was "not enough." The US official also said that no country is entirely satisfied with each element of the deal and that it is not sufficient to combat the threat of climate change. Meanwhile climate campaigners have marched through Copenhagen to show their anger with the outcome of what they refer to as the Corruption-hagen meeting. The demonstrators also complained about repressive tactics used by the Danish authorities against them. Posted by: Fred 2009-12-19 |
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