AFP: Cancun climate talks only a 'staging post': British PM
LOS ANGELES — Upcoming climate talks in Mexico will only be a "staging post" en route to a globally binding deal, British Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday, pressing notably the US and China to do more.
In a satellite link-up chat with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, he praised US President Barack Obama for making progress compared to his predecessor, but said the world needs to keep pressure on the United States.
"I think that President Obama has made some big steps forward," he said, citing George W. Bush's refusal to sign up to the Kyoto climate change agreement.
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Schwarzenegger, who has made climate change one of his priorities in seven years as California governor, said political leaders had to make the subject sexy for younger people.
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