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Obama and the Gang of Five cut deal in Copenhagen

President Obama in Copenhagen

Obama muscles his way into Gang of Five to hammer out environmental framework

President Obama in Copenhagen

President Obama in Copenhagen

President Obama announced a framework deal for climate change with four other nations.

China, India, Brazil and South Africa were holding all the cards on a agreement and Obama used his persuasion to close the deal.

Video and story follows on the next page

Video BBC

The four major developing countries – China, India, Brazil and South Africa – agreed with the United States to sign a framework agreement.

They were actually meeting in secret without the US. Obama made his way to their meeting room and after secret negotiations a deal was struck.

The target is to keep climate warming to 2 C.

“We’ve come a long way but we have much further to go”, President Obama

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