Obama Claims Victory On Climate Agreement

[pissedoff01]

http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/12/obama_claims_victory_on_climate_agreement.php

Dec 18 2009, 6:45 pm
by Chris Good

Obama Claims Victory On Climate Agreement

His critics back home have harped on how any international agreement won't be legally binding, and, to be sure, this agreement won't be, but President Obama hailed the deal on climate change hammered out in Copenhagen as a step forward.

"It will not be legally binding, but what it will do is allow for each country to show to the world what they are doing," Obama told reporters at a press conference in Copenhagen. "... sense on the part of each country that we're in this together and we'll know who is meeting and who's not meeting the mutual obligations that have been set forth."

The agreement, Obama said, consists of a document that will include "concrete commitments" with regard to emissions reductions added by each country in an appendix; whether each nation meets its targets, Obama said, will be up for international analysis and review "similar...to what takes place when the WTO examines progress or lack of progress" on trade issues...

[virgogal]

1. Of course he does !

[Cant trust em]

2. Administration statement says "not sufficient to combat the threat of climate change...

but its an important first step."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/18/meaningful-agreement-whit_n_397561.html

[emilyg]

3. Whatever.