President Obama is to pledge a cut in greenhouse gas emissions in the US in several stages, beginning with a 17% cut by 2020, the White House says. The offer will be made at the UN climate talks in Copenhagen, which Mr Obama will attend. Anchor Marco Werman talks with our environment editor Peter Thomson about the President’s mission in Copenhagen.
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