The accord calls for the participating countries to list specific actions they have taken to control emissions and the commitments they are willing to make to achieve deeper reductions.

There would be a method for verifying reductions of heat-trapping gases, a senior administration official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity before Obama made his comments.

Obama said the five nation’s pledges would be “subject to an international consultation” that will allow each country to “show the world what they’re doing.”

China’s resistance to a verification mechanism had been one of the major sticking points for the U.S. during the two weeks of climate negotiations here.

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