Total Rubbish and Media Promulgated esp. BBC

Climate change agreement reached in Copenhagen

President Barack Obama: "This progress did not come easily, and we know this progress alone is not enough" Key states have reached what they call a "meaningful agreement" at the Copenhagen climate summit. A US government official said the deal was a "historic step forward" but was not enough to prevent dangerous climate change in the future. Analysts welcomed the fact that a deal had been done, but said its achievements were modest. US President Barack Obama said the deal would be a foundation for global action but there was "much further to go". AT THE SCENE Richard Black, BBC News environment correspondent President Obama may have a deal with Brazil, China, India and South Africa - but it's not at all clear that he has a deal with anyone else. While the White House was announcing the agreement, many other - perhape most other - delegations had not even seen it. A comment from a UK official suggested the text was not yet final and the Bolivian delegation has already complained about the way it was reached - "anti-democratic, anti-transparent and unacceptable". With no firm target for limiting the global temperature rise, no commitment to a legal treaty and no target year for peaking emissions, countries most vulnerable to climate impacts have not got the deal they wanted. He said the US, China, Brazil, India and South Africa had "agreed to set a mitigation target to limit warming to no more than 2C and, importantly, to take action to meet this objective". He added: "We are confident that we are moving in the direction of a significant accord." The two-week summit had been deadlocked as world leaders had struggled to hammer out a deal. Responding to Friday's developments, Greenpeace UK executive director John Sauven expressed disappointment. "It seems there are too few politicians in this world capable of looking beyond the horizon of their own narrow self-interest, let alone caring much for the millions of people who are facing down the threat of climate change," he said. "It is now evident that beating global warming will require a radically different model of politics than the one on display here in Copenhagen." COPENHAGEN SUMMIT 2009 KEY STORIES Climate deal agreed in Copenhagen Reaction in quotes Obama's warning on climate deal Copenhagen climate talks in quotes FEATURES AND ANALYSIS Surreal air There's been no summit quite like this one, says Robin Lustig In pictures: Changing lives in Vietnam Obama's opponents sharpen knives Fight to control climate fund BACKGROUND Q&A: The Copenhagen summit Where governments stand Atmospheric changes over 800,000 years Climate scepticism: For and against Climate change glossary HAVE YOUR SAY What are your hopes for the summit? VIDEO AND AUDIO Impact of climate change - video from around the world Obama: Full address on climate US state divided over 'green ambitions' Radiohead star's Copenhagen subterfuge AROUND THE BBC Richard Black's Earth Watch BBC climate updates on Twitter SERVICES News alerts Get the latest breaking news delivered to your desktop or mobile device FROM OTHER NEWS SITES Sky News 'First Step' Towards Global Climate Deal - 21 mins ago Financial Times* Climate deal falls short of ambitions - 38 mins ago Computing.co.uk World leaders sign up to "historic" Copenhagen agreement - 49 mins ago Reuters UK Obama reaches climate deal with emerging powers - 1 hr ago Observer Barack Obama's speech disappoints and fuels frustration at Copenhagen - 4 hrs ago About these results * Requires registration TOP EUROPE STORIES Climate deal agreed in Copenhagen GM to 'wind down' Saab business Auschwitz death camp sign stolen