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| 'Meaningful deal' at Copenhagen | 'Meaningful deal' at Copenhagen |
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| Key states, including the US and China, have reached a "meaningful agreement" at Copenhagen, a US official says. | |
| No country was "entirely satisfied" with the deal, but it was a "historic step forward," the official added. | No country was "entirely satisfied" with the deal, but it was a "historic step forward," the official added. |
| The deal was not enough to tackle dangerous climate change but was an important first step, he said. | The deal was not enough to tackle dangerous climate change but was an important first step, he said. |
| The two-week summit in the Danish capital had been deadlocked on Friday evening as world leaders tried to hammer out a deal. | The two-week summit in the Danish capital had been deadlocked on Friday evening as world leaders tried to hammer out a deal. |
| Details of the reported agreement emerged after a meeting involving US President Barack Obama, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and South African President Jacob Zuma. | Details of the reported agreement emerged after a meeting involving US President Barack Obama, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and South African President Jacob Zuma. |
| Responding to the news, Greenpeace UK executive director John Sauven expressed disappointment. | |
| "It seems there are too few politicians in this world capable of looking beyond the horizon of their own narrow self-interest, let alone caring much for the millions of people who are facing down the threat of climate change," he said. | |
| "It is now evident that beating global warming will require a radically different model of politics than the one on display here in Copenhagen." |