President Barack Obama Holds a Media Availability
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President Barack Obama Holds a Media Availability
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA HOLDS A MEDIA AVAILABILITY, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, AS RELEASED BY THE WHITE HOUSE
DECEMBER 18, 2009SPEAKER: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA[*] OBAMA: Let me start with a statement and then I'll take a couple of questions.Today we've made meaningful and unprecedented -- made a meaningful and unprecedented breakthrough here in Copenhagen. For the first time in history all major economies have come together to accept their responsibility to take action to confront the threat of climate change.Let me first recount what our approach was throughout the year and coming into this conference. To begin with, we've reaffirmed America's commitment to transform our energy economy at home. We've made historic investments in renewable energy that have already put people back to work. We've raised our fuel efficiency standards. And we have renewed American leadership in international climate negotiations....See the full content of this document
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