President Barack Obama has backed a plan by the host of next month’s climate change talks in Copenhagen to seek a political deal and leave legally binding decisions for later, a U.S. official said on Sunday.
Obama backs two-step plan to reach climate deal, Reuters (Nov. 14).
Obama says the goal at the Copenhagen meeting should be an agreement that has “immediate operational affect,” not just a political declaration. As the world’s two largest consumers and producers of energy, Obama says the United States and China must play a key role in negotiating an agreement.
Obama: US, China want climate change deal, Associated Press (Nov. 17).
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