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Brussels ups climate pressure at uneventful EU-US summit

President Obama reflects on the European position on climate change (Photo: White House) EU leaders upped the pressure on the US at what turned out to be a fairly colourless summit in Washington to show leadership in the battle against climate... Full Article at EUobserver.com

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  1. We discussed climate change extensively and all of us agreed that it was imperative for us to redouble our efforts in the weeks between now and the Copenhagen meeting to ensure that we create a framework for progress
    Barack Obama – Barack Obama SOURCE: Deutsche Welle 2 weeks ago
  2. All of us agreed that it is imperative for us to redouble our efforts in the weeks between now and the Copenhagen meeting to assure that we create a framework for progress in dealing with (a) potential ecological disaster
    Barack Obama – Barack Obama SOURCE: Expatica 2 weeks ago
  3. If you look at Obama’s election indications of what he thinks the U.S. can do ... and look at the legislation that came out of the House and see what it is in the Senate now, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see where the U.S. is likely to end up.
    – Yvo de Boer SOURCE: Triple Pundit 2 weeks ago
  4. I think to get to minus 40 is too heavy a lift
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