Climate Summit Leaders Laud US Greenhouse Gas Declaration

The US declaration could mean the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can order cuts in emissions without the approval of Congress. Photo by BGNES

UN and EU officials have welcomed the US declaration that greenhouse gases are threatening to human health.

An EU spokesman said the announcement showed "a degree of resolve" on the part of President Barack Obama to address climate change.

The US move came as delegates from 192 countries got down to work at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen, the BBC reported.

Danish PM Lars Loekke Rasmussen has said the summit is an "opportunity the world cannot afford to miss".

The US declaration could mean the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can order cuts in emissions without the approval of Congress.

Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the UN scientific network on climate change, said the Obama administration was "showing what it can do, even while legislation is pending".

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