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President Obama spoke in Copenhagen on Friday to push for an agreement with world leaders on climate change.
The meeting at the United Nations Climate Change Conference included nearly 20 other heads of state and government leaders.
The following is a transcript of Obama's prepared remarks:
Good morning. It's an honor for me to join this distinguished group of leaders from nations around the world. We come together here in Copenhagen because climate change poses a grave and growing danger to our people. You would not be here unless you - like me - were convinced that this danger is real. This is not fiction, this is science. Unchecked, climate change will pose unacceptable risks to our security, our economies and our planet. That much we know.
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