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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. |
| A US government official said the deal was a "historic step forward" but was not enough to prevent dangerous climate change in the future. | A US government official said the deal was a "historic step forward" but was not enough to prevent dangerous climate change in the future. |
| Analysts welcomed the fact that a deal had been done, but said its achievements were modest. | Analysts welcomed the fact that a deal had been done, but said its achievements were modest. |
| US President Barack Obama said the deal would be a foundation for global action but there was "much further to go". | US President Barack Obama said the deal would be a foundation for global action but there was "much further to go". |
| He said the US, China, Brazil, India and South Africa had "agreed to set a mitigation target to limit warming to no more than 2C and, importantly, to take action to meet this objective". | |
| He added: "We are confident that we are moving in the direction of a significant accord." | |
| 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? | 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 had not seen the latest document, our correspondent said. | Some delegations had not seen the latest document, our correspondent said. |
| The two-week summit had been deadlocked as world leaders had struggled to hammer out a deal. | The two-week summit had been deadlocked as world leaders had struggled to hammer out a deal. |
| 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." |