Global General
Brief - meaningful climate agreement reached
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-12-19 05:10
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"Meaningful agreement " reached is not sufficient to fight against climate change, but is "important first step" – official
Developed, developing nations have agreed to list national actions and commitments- US official
Countries agreed to give information on their emissions through “national communications”, with possibility of international consultations – official
No country is entirely satisfied with agreement, but it is historic step forward to be built on later – official.
Agreement also reached on a finance mechanism, "mitigation" target of 2 degrees Celsius - US official
