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Mr Obama said he had come to the Danish capital "not to talk, but to act." (Photo: Flickr)

Climate deal comes down to US and China

by Leigh Philips, COPENHAGEN,

Following intense talks amongst world leaders at the global climate summit in Copenhagen on Friday (18 December), US President Barack Obama has signalled that a deal is unlikely.

"While the science of climate change is not in doubt, I think our ability to take collective action is in doubt right now, and it hangs in the balance," he told delegates to the UN meeting as none of the major world blocs were able to add any new offers to the discussion.

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Mr Obama said he had come to the Danish capital "not to talk, but to act." (Photo: Flickr)

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