Topic: Copenhagen Accord Was An 'Important Step Forward,' Says U.S. Climate Negotiator

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Lead U.S. climate negotiator Todd Stern said Thursday the Copenhagen Accord represents the best way forward for a binding global climate deal but that success likely rests with a smaller group of major emitters working outside the unwieldy, multi-national United Nations process.

In his first public remarks since the conclusion of the United Nations climate talks in December, Stern said the Copenhagen Accord - despite its shortcomings - included "significant breakthroughs in a number of respects.

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