Obama says climate deal 'can be a turning point for the world'

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President Obama praised the global climate change deal approved by 195 nations at the Paris talks Saturday, Bloomberg News reports.

"This moment can be a turning point for the world." Obama said at the White House. "We've shown that the world has both the willingness and the ability to take on a challenge."

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.