Officials 'hopeful' of climate change deal
UK officials claimed to be “hopeful” that a climate deal could be reached tonight, but an agreement announced between the US and major developing economies was condemned by environmentalists as “a toothless declaration” which would not tackle global warming.
After hours of tortuous negotiations in Copenhagen, the US announced that President Barack Obama had come to a “meaningful agreement” with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao as well as with India and South Africa.
