"President Barack Obama will travel to the climate summit in Copenhagen … if the countries involved are on the verge of a deal and he thinks his presence will help to clinch agreement, … Obama’s strongest assertion yet that he will attend the meeting in Denmark to help secure a binding treaty in the fight against climate change … "
"… key now is for the United States and China, the two largest emitters, to come up with a framework that, along with other big emitters … and those … projected to be large emitters … can all buy into, … "I remain optimistic that … hat we can arrive at that framework."
" … House of Representatives has passed a bill setting a 17% reduction in America’s emissions from 2005 levels, and a version currently in the Senate aims for a 20% cut by 2020."
"If Obama shows up next month, he will join more than 40 heads of state and government, including prime minister Gordon Brown and others from Europe, Africa and South America who have said they will attend the talks."
Via: The Guardian LINK
