The Copenhagen summit

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UN's Ban defends climate summit as 'step forward'

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has defended the results of the Copenhagen climate change talks as a significant step toward a binding agreement, despite criticism from world leaders that the process was flawed. > More

What is the summit?

Environment ministers and officials from 192 countriesmet inCopenhagen for a United Nations conference on climate change between Dec. 7 and 18.

Virtually all ofthe world's leaders including Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and U.S. President Barack Obama participated in person.

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