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Merkel met with President Barack Obama earlier Tuesday at the White House. "The United States, Germany and countries around the world, I think, are all beginning to recognize why it is so important that we work in common in order to stem the potential catastrophe that could result if we continue to see global warming continuing unabated" Obama said before the meeting. Full Article at McClatchy
The United States, Germany and countries around the world, I think, are all beginning to recognize why it is so important that we work in common in order to stem the potential catastrophe that could result if we continue to see global warming continuing unabated
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Tear down mental walls on climate, German chancellor says
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Iran knows our offer, but Iran also knows where we draw the line ... A nuclear bomb in the hands of an Iranian president who denies the Holocaust, threatens Israel and denies Israel the right to exist is not acceptable. Security of the state of Israel is, for me, non-negotiable now and forever.
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And then, in Copenhagen, we shall be able to overcome this wall separating the present from the future, in the interest of our children and grandchildren, and in the interest of sustainable development all over the world
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We need an agreement on one objective: Global warming must not exceed 2 degrees Celsius ... To achieve this, we need the readiness of all countries to accept internationally binding obligations. We cannot afford missing the objectives in climate protection that science tells us have to be met.
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The international community's mission in Afghanistan is without any doubt a tough one that demands a lot from all of us, and it now needs to be transferred to the next phase as soon as a new Afghan government is in office ... Our objective must be a strategy for transfer of responsibility, which we inte...
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It is true there can be no agreement without China and India ... But I'm convinced that once we — Europe and America — show ourselves willing to accept binding agreements we will also be able to convince China and India to join.
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She's going to be disappointed
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