WATCH: Obama on Philippines's role in addressing climate change
MANILA, Philippines — American President Barack Obama tells a business conference on the sidelines of APEC that nations, including the Philippines, must achieve an "ambitious framework" to limit global warming.
Obama and dozens of other leaders will meet in Paris at the end of the month to finalize a carbon-cutting deal.
LIVE COVERAGE: APEC 2015 meetings in Manila
US President Barack Obama talks to business leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO summit in Manila on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015.
FULL STORY: Obama urges business leaders to address climate change
Obama urged businesses to view responses to climate change as an opportunity. He says there's no contradiction between economic development and protecting the environment.
"My message to you today is your businesses can do right by your bottom lines and also the planet." — Text by the Associated Press; With Camille Diola and RP Ocampo
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