Climate, Obama finds agreement with emerging economies, but not enough

18 12 2009

5 hours 43 minutes by U.S. President Barack Obama has reached an agreement on climate change with leaders of major emerging economies, including China and India, considered a "historic step forward" in combating global warming, but still insufficient to combat climate change . Continue reading this news I said a U.S. official, explaining that the agreement - which also includes Brazil and South Africa - sets the goal of limiting temperature increase of two degrees centigrade, a financing mechanism and a way to to show how countries are implementing their own measures against climate change. "We must do much in the climate change, such progress is not enough," Obama said after the meeting. The U.S. official stated that "no country totally satisfied but it is a significant and historic step forward is essential to making further progress. not enough to combat the threat of climate change but an important first step. "The agreement does not guarantee approval by all 193 nations, given that EU countries were not present at the meeting. But the OK from China and other economies that are developing rapidly was crucial to any deal. Washington has made clear that the U.S. offer to cut its emissions and provide financial aid to poor countries to manage climate issues should be contingent on the fact that countries like China were transparent about their emissions. The official said that the countries agreed to "provide information on the implementation of their actions through national communications with analysis that clearly defined guidelines. "The negotiators have been struggling all day to find a compromise acceptable to all countries that try to avoid the threat of dangerous climate change. A draft under discussion today includes $ 100 billion in aid 2020 for the goal of halving emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050. And 'to abandoned the ambition that any agreement in Copenhagen will become a legally binding commitment next year. - On Site www.reuters . it other news Reuters in Italian. The top news also on www.twitter.com / reuters_italia


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