In a first step, nations pledge to fix global warming

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Source: McClatchy

In a first step, nations pledge to fix global warming

By Renee Schoof | McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON — China, India, the U.S. and the rest of the world's biggest polluters turned in their official pledges to reduce emissions, a move that gives global climate protection a start, the United Nations announced on Monday.

The pledges are written declarations of what countries promised to do during the global climate negotiations in Copenhagen in December. Although they're nonbinding and fall short of what's needed to be effective, the pledges are evidence that some developed and developing countries intend to put their promises into actions.

The U.N. reported that 55 countries, which together account for 78 percent of global emissions from energy use, turned in their action plans. The deadline was Sunday, but the U.N. said it was still open to late submissions.

The U.N. report came on the same day that the Defense Department's Quadrennial Defense Review identified climate change as a major security threat.

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1. At least it is a start.....