The main goals of the summit are to agree on targets to cut to greenhouse-gas emissions and to set up a mechanism to provide developing countries with the billions of dollars needed to cope with climate change.
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Mr Miliband said that if Mr Cameron does not agree to set up an inquiry "I'm going to do it myself".
This is what leads us to the more serious medium term political consideration, how can the two coalition parties agree a set of joint spending plans that spans the next election?
The speech came on the eve of a meeting between Obama and BP executives to demand that they agree to set up an independently administered escrow account funded with billions of dollars to pay claims stemming from the disaster.