President Obama Addresses Copenhagen Conference
Time for talk is over; calls for world to come together.
Compiled by staff
Published: Dec 21, 2009
President Obama addressed the climate change conference in Copenhagen on Friday. The President told delegates," We are running short on time. The time for talk is over. And at this point, the question is whether we will move forward together or split apart, whether we prefer posturing to action."
In stating the United States' position, Obama said there is no time to waste and that America has made its choice.
"We have charted our course. We have made our commitments. We will do what we say," Obama said. "Now I believe it's the time for the nations and the people of the world to come together behind a common purpose."
The President offered the bottom line that the world can embrace this accord, take a substantial step forward, continue to refine it and build upon its foundation.
"We can do that, and everyone who is in this room will be part of a historic endeavor one that makes life better for our children and our grandchildren," Obama said. "Or we can choose delay, falling back into the same divisions that have stood in the way of action for years."
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