Obama administration official says US, China, India and South Africa agree to deal on climate
By Jennifer Loven, APFriday, December 18, 2009
Source: US, China, India, South Africa reach deal
COPENHAGEN — A senior Obama administration official says the U.S., China, India 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 U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen after a meeting among President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (MUHN’-moh-hahn sing) and South African President Jacob Zuma (ZOO’-muh).
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not yet been officially announced.
