President Obama Speaks on Climate at United Nations Meeting

Topics: Environment, Politics
Featured on Episode 2 of the 2009-2010 season, aired on Wednesday, September 23, 2009.
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President Obama joined world leaders on Tuesday to focus on climate change. The meeting of one hundred world leaders at the United Nations in New York City is aimed at jump-starting stalled negotiations for a global climate agreement. President Obama called on developing nations to take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change and develop clean energy sources. China and the United States are the world's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases.

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