When world leaders meet in Copenhagen next month to put together a deal to curb global greenhouse gas emission, a complete U.S. plan may not be in place, something world leaders would like to see happen. In order to get something on the table, the Obama administration is considering endorsing a limited short-term climate pact. More ambitious action would be taken by Congress next year.
An interim agreement would fall short of what many European and developing nations envisioned. Still, any agreement might be seen as an attempt to keep the U.N.-sponsored talks from being viewed as a failure. Administration and congressional officials believe a trimmed-back approach should not be viewed as a withdrawal of U.S. commitment, but rather as a first step.
Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen says that at the heart of the interim pact are commitments from key nations outlining their targets to reduce their own greenhouse gas emissions as well as the amount of money richer countries will spend to help developing nations adapt to global warming and curb their own emissions.
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