Bush ‘Plan’ Likely Torpedoes G-8 Climate Agreement
By | Published: May 31, 2007
Spiegel: US President George W. Bush has unveiled plans for combating climate change, calling for the 15 worst emitters of greenhouse gases to meet and agree on emissions goals by 2008. The proposal could be intended to block Merkel’s plans for the G-8 summit next week. For months, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been trying to hammer out an agreement to combat climate change that all members of the G-8 could agree with. For just as long, the US has been resisting any agreement that …
Bush ‘Plan’ Likely Torpedoes G-8 Climate Agreement
Spiegel: US President George W. Bush has unveiled plans for combating climate change, calling for the 15 worst emitters of greenhouse gases to meet and agree on emissions goals by 2008. The proposal could be intended to block Merkel’s plans for the G-8 summit next week. For months, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been trying to hammer out an agreement to combat climate change that all members of the G-8 could agree with. For just as long, the US has been resisting any agreement that …
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