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A Cut Below
G8 nations agree on the need to agree on emission cuts |
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27 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:19 AM on 27 May 2008 A three-day meeting of G8 environment ministers in Japan this weekend concluded with a familiar call for nations to agree on goals to cut emissions. The sentiment was formalized in a statement citing "strong political will" among G8 countries to agree to cut emissions by 50 percent by 2050 when they convene at the full G8 summit in Toyako, Japan, in July. "As we head toward the Toy ... |
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| Topics: climate, G8, international politics, news, politics (all these topics) |
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The G8 Warming
Japan leads G8 in 2008, will focus on climate change |
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02 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 5:49 AM on 02 Jan 2008 A new year means a new country takes over leadership of the Group of Eight rich nations, and in 2008 it's Japan. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has promised to make climate change a top priority, proposing a goal for G8 countries to cut emissions by 50 percent from 1990 levels by 2050. And while that may seem ambitious for a nation that just last month stood with the United States in opposition to ... |
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| Topics: climate, G8, international politics, Japan, news, politics (all these topics) |
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