US, China offer no new emissions cuts at Copenhagen

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US, China offer no new emissions cuts at Copenhagen
AP 18 December 2009, 08:34pm IST

COPENHAGEN: A diplomatic frenzy enveloped the final day of the UN climate conference on Friday, with President Barack Obama meeting privately with

China's premier as world leaders pressed to salvage a global warming accord amid deep divisions between rich and poor nations.

But neither Obama nor Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao offered any new commitments to cut the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming as they addressed the UN climate conference in Copenhagen. And Wen skipped a high-level meeting of 20 nations, sending an envoy instead.

``We are ready to get this done today but there has to be movement on all sides to recognize that is better for us to act rather than talk,'' Obama said, insisting on a transparent way to monitor each nation's pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Wen told delegates that China's voluntary targets of reducing its carbon intensity by 40 to 45 percent will require ``tremendous efforts.''

``We will honor our word with real action,'' Wen said. With the climate talks in disarray, Obama and Wen met for nearly an hour, and by Friday afternoon had taken some steps toward an agreement, senior Obama administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press.

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