Copenhagen, December 18: Maintaining that world leaders should accept a global climate change deal, even if it is “imperfect”, US President Barack Obama today strongly pitched for “transparency” and sharing of information on national actions taken by countries.
Addressing the high-level segment of the Copenhagen climate conference, Obama, however, did not offer any new commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions by the world’s largest economy and second largest carbon emitter.
Amid diminishing hopes of a breakthrough in talks, he said, “I think our ability to take collective action is in doubt right now and it hangs in the balance.”
Harping on the need to act and “not to talk”, the 48-year old American leader said, “It is in our mutual interest to achieve a global accord in which we agree to certain steps, and to hold each other accountable to certain commitments.
–Agencies