US President Barack Obama acknowledged that disappointment over the outcome of the Copenhagen climate change summit was justified, joining the widespread opinion that the conference had failed. In an interview with PBS Newshour, he stated that while people had a right to be disappointed, it was important to recognize that the summit had not completely collapsed and some progress had been made. Despite this, the accord brokered by Obama was criticized by Sweden as a disaster for the environment, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown described the summit as flawed or chaotic, and climate change advocates were even more critical. The agreements reached at the summit were minimal and fell short of the original goals to reduce carbon emissions and combat global warming, as differences between rich and developing nations hindered progress in negotiations. Some people specifically blamed China for the lack of progress in agreeing to significant reductions in global emissions. British Environment Minister Ed Miliband accused China of "hijacking" efforts in an article in the Guardian newspaper. However, Beijing rejected this accusation and claimed that London was trying to create divisions among developing countries on the issue of climate change. While Obama did not directly accuse China, he did mention that the Chinese delegation was not participating in negotiations before his intervention. He stated that when tensions were high and negotiations were on the verge of breaking down, cooler heads ultimately prevailed. Obama reached an agreement with China, India, Brazil, and South Africa during the final hours of the conference after holding a one-on-one meeting with the leaders of these nations. He stated that they were able to agree on non-binding targets for all countries, including China and India, who are projected to be the world's largest emitters in the future.