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| 'Meaningful' deal at Copenhagen | 'Meaningful' deal at Copenhagen |
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| Key states have reached what they call a "meaningful agreement" at the Copenhagen climate summit. | Key states have reached what they call a "meaningful agreement" at the Copenhagen climate summit. |
| The US, China, India and South Africa had agreed the "historic step forward", a US official reported. | The US, China, India and South Africa had agreed the "historic step forward", a US official reported. |
| The deal was not enough to prevent dangerous climate change in the future - but was an important first move, the official said. | The deal was not enough to prevent dangerous climate change in the future - but was an important first move, the official said. |
| President Barack Obama said the deal would be a foundation for global action but there was "much further to go". | President Barack Obama said the deal would be a foundation for global action but there was "much further to go". |
| BBC environment correspondent Richard Black said it was not yet clear how other countries would view the agreement. | BBC environment correspondent Richard Black said it was not yet clear how other countries would view the agreement. |
| It is now evident that beating global warming will require a radically different model of politics than the one in Copenhagen John Sauven, Greenpeace UK What do you think of the deal? | |
| Some delegations have not seen the latest document, our correspondent said. | Some delegations have not seen the latest document, our correspondent said. |
| 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. |
| Criticism | Criticism |
| Responding to Friday's developments, Greenpeace UK executive director John Sauven expressed disappointment. | 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." |