Barack Obama actually said...

"We must maintain efforts to keep our Nation on a sustainable fiscal course."

"One of the enemies that we'll be fighting at this conference is cynicism, the notion we can't do anything about climate change."

"Increased energy efficiency offers savings on energy bills, provides opportunities for more jobs, and improves industrial competitiveness."

"As the two largest economies in the world and the two largest carbon emitters, we have both determined that it is our responsibility to take action."