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| 'Meaningful deal' at Copenhagen | 'Meaningful deal' at Copenhagen |
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| Key states have reached a "meaningful agreement" at the Copenhagen climate summit, a US official says. | Key states have reached a "meaningful agreement" at the Copenhagen climate summit, a US official says. |
| The US, China, India and South Africa had agreed a "historic step forward", the official reported. | The US, China, India and South Africa had agreed a "historic step forward", the official reported. |
| The deal was not enough to prevent dangerous climate change in the future - but was an important first move, the official said. | |
| Speaking shortly afterwards, President Barack Obama said the deal would serve as a foundation for global action. | |
| But he added that there was "much further to go in the fight against climate change". | |
| The two-week summit had been deadlocked on Friday evening as world leaders tried to hammer out a deal. | The two-week summit 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. |
| No country was "entirely satisfied" with the deal, the US official added. | No country was "entirely satisfied" with the deal, the US official added. |
| Responding to Friday's developments, 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 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." | "It is now evident that beating global warming will require a radically different model of politics than the one on display here in Copenhagen." |
| BBC environment correspondent Richard Black said it was not yet clear how other countries will view the agreement. | |
| Some delegations have not seen the latest document, our correspondent said. |