美国总统奥巴马星期五在哥本哈根气候变化峰会最后一天的会议上告诉世界领导人，现在是“世界各国为了一个共同目标团结一致”的时候了。奥巴马总统星期五强调，所剩时间已经不多。他说，“我们已经准备好签署新的协议，但其他各国也需要有所行动”。谈判人员经过两个星期的磋商推敲，还是无法就减少温室气体的排放达成协议。许多科学家认为温室气体是全球变暖的罪魁祸首。
世界富有国家和贫穷国家之间无法就减排目标和资金援助等议题达成共识，这一直都是主要争论的焦点。白宫表示，奥巴马总统正和世界发达国家与发展中国家领导人会面，其中包括今天早些时候已经会面过的领导人。
U.S. President Barack Obama told world leaders at the final day of the Copenhagen climate change conference it is time for “the nations of the world to come together behind a common purpose. “Noting that time is running out Friday, Mr. Obama said “we are ready to get this done today but there has to be movement on all sides. “Negotiators meeting over the past two weeks have failed to finalize a global agreement on cutting greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming.
Disagreement between rich and poor countries over emission targets and financing has been a constant subject of tension. The White House says President Obama is meeting with world leaders representing developed and developing nations, including some he met with earlier in the day.