Sunday 20 December 2009

US, China, India, Brazil and South Africa reach deal



According to a senior Obama administration official the United States, China, Brazil, India and South Africa have reached a "meaningful agreement" on climate change Friday evening.

A senior Obama administration official says the US, China, India, Brazil and South Africa have reached a "meaningful agreement" on climate change.

The official characterized the deal as a first step, but said it was not enough to combat the threat of a warming planet.

Details of the deal with these emerging economies were not immediately clear.

The agreement was reached Friday at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen after a meeting among President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and South African President Jacob Zuma.
(Photo: Scanpix/New York Times)

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