How US negotiators ensured landmark Paris climate deal was Republican-proof
by Suzanne Goldenberg from on (#XJG8)
White House officials at COP 21 helped craft a deal congressional Republicans would not be able to stop - and the effort required major political capital
At 11.30pm Paris time, a small group of White House officials dashed into a temporary plywood hut in the exhibition hall where, a few hours earlier, a historic legal agreement to cut emissions causing climate change was secured. They were just in time to catch a live feed of Barack Obama declaring "a turning point for the world".
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