Climate talks 'will show way forward', says Obama

President Barack Obama has declared that despite gloomy predictions next month’s major climate conference will lead to immediate action and “rally the world” toward a solution on global warming.

Mr Obama and Chinese president Hu Jintao talked of a joint desire to tackle climate change, but failed to publicly address the root problems that could unravel a deal at the 192-nation conference in Copenhagen: how much each country can contribute to curb greenhouse gases and how the world will pay the billions needed to fight rising temperatures.