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To Half and to Hold
G8 nations agree to cut emissions 50 percent by 2050 (sort of) |
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08 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:51 AM on 08 Jul 2008 At this year's Group of Eight meeting in Japan, the world's richest nations more or less agreed to cut greenhouse-gas emissions 50 percent by 2050. While the agreement is notable since it means President Bush has budged ever-so-slightly on the climate issue, the group's statement on the cuts is little more than a carefully worded pledge to keep negotiating. At last year's G8 meeti ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, G8, international politics, news (all these topics) |
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We've Got Frenzy In Low Places
U.S. continues to stonewall climate progress ahead of G8 summit |
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29 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| We've Got Frenzy In Low Places U.S. continues to stonewall climate progress ahead of G8 summit In the diplomatic scramble leading up to next week's G8 summit, there are two sides: the Bush administration and the rest of the world. The burning issue, of course, is climate change. Following weeks of grumbling from both sides, leaked documents show that U.S. red pens have ... |
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| Topics: Angela Merkel, climate, climate change mitigation, G8, international politics, news (all these topics) |
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