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| Brown seeks binding climate deal | Brown seeks binding climate deal |
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| Gordon Brown has pledged to lead a campaign to establish a legally binding treaty on tackling climate change. | Gordon Brown has pledged to lead a campaign to establish a legally binding treaty on tackling climate change. |
| Speaking at the Copenhagen summit, the prime minister said that was the next step after the US reached agreement with some major developing economies. | Speaking at the Copenhagen summit, the prime minister said that was the next step after the US reached agreement with some major developing economies. |
| But Friends of the Earth executive director Andy Atkins called the US-led deal "a toothless declaration". | But Friends of the Earth executive director Andy Atkins called the US-led deal "a toothless declaration". |
| And Greenpeace UK chief John Sauven said a "radically difficult" kind of politics on climate change was needed. | And Greenpeace UK chief John Sauven said a "radically difficult" kind of politics on climate change was needed. |
| I am now going to lead a campaign around the world with other countries for the legally binding treaty that is the obvious next stage from this Gordon Brown | I am now going to lead a campaign around the world with other countries for the legally binding treaty that is the obvious next stage from this Gordon Brown |
| 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 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". |
| As details emerged of the agreement, Mr Brown said there had been progress, although he added that "it is not enough" and he wants "to go further quickly". | As details emerged of the agreement, Mr Brown said there had been progress, although he added that "it is not enough" and he wants "to go further quickly". |
| Mr Brown said: "I am now going to lead a campaign around the world with other countries for the legally binding treaty that is the obvious next stage from this. | Mr Brown said: "I am now going to lead a campaign around the world with other countries for the legally binding treaty that is the obvious next stage from this. |
| "We've got, for the first time, agreement about the limits to which we can allow emissions to go." | "We've got, for the first time, agreement about the limits to which we can allow emissions to go." |
| The prime minister said he expected all countries to agree to the 2C limit for 2050. | The prime minister said he expected all countries to agree to the 2C limit for 2050. |
| 'Radically different' politics | |
| Mr Brown also said every country would now be expected to produce a national emissions plan that would be open to "international scrutiny". | Mr Brown also said every country would now be expected to produce a national emissions plan that would be open to "international scrutiny". |
| "It is the first time anything global like this has been agreed. Kyoto was not global - it was only a number of countries that signed up," said the prime minister. | |
| He said once countries publish their plans in the coming weeks it would become clear that "it is a major number of gigatonnes that are being reduced in carbon emissions". | |
| However, Greenpeace UK executive director John Sauven was less optimistic. | However, Greenpeace UK executive director John Sauven was less optimistic. |
| "It is now evident that beating global warming will require a radically different model of politics than the one on display here in Copenhagen," 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," he said. |
| Mr Sauven added: "We don't yet know the small print of what Copenhagen will give us, but it looks like it won't deliver anything close to what the world needs." | Mr Sauven added: "We don't yet know the small print of what Copenhagen will give us, but it looks like it won't deliver anything close to what the world needs." |