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Posted by bex — 7 June 2007 at 5:24pm
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It was a bad day for the fight against climate change. The G8 has met and published their deal (pdf) and, despite the spin, it wasn't the deal the world needs.
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Reacting to today's G8 agreement on climate change, Greenpeace UK director John Sauven said:
"George Bush's final gift to Blair falls short of what was needed to protect the climate. An agreement without targets is barely worth the paper it's written on."
He continued: "Bush says the US will 'seriously consider' substantial long term cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, but that's like saying aid to Africa is a good thing then refusing to actually commit to donating a single dollar."
He added:
Posted by bex — 7 June 2007 at 3:49pm
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The G8 has released the summit declaration, "Growth and responsibility in the world economy"; you can read it here (pdf). More coming soon.
Posted by bex — 7 June 2007 at 12:54pm
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An hour or so ago, 11 inflatable boats carrying 24 Greenpeace volunteers, sped towards the G8 summit. Chased by police, two boats entered the exclusion zone around the Heilingendamm summit, where world leaders are due to discuss climate change later today. The police stopped some of the inflatables, knocking two of them over (three Greenpeace folk were injured and are on their way to hospital now).
Posted by bex — 7 June 2007 at 11:58am
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UPDATE - 12.40pm: There have been boat chases and arrests near the G8, as Greenpeace inflatables entered the exclusion zone.
After a week of farcical manoeuvrings and diversions in the run up to the G8, today’s the day of reckoning; this afternoon, Angela Merkel, George Bush, Tony Blair et al will sit down in Heiligendamm to talk about climate change. The interplay of power between them will help determine if, how and when climate change is seriously tackled by the world’s most polluting countries.
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Responding to reports that President Bush will not sign up to a proposed target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent by 2050 at the G8 meeting, Greenpeace director John Sauven said:
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Reacting to President Bush's speech this afternoon on climate change, Greenpeace's senior climate campaigner, Robin Oakley, said:
Posted by bex — 29 May 2007 at 5:20pm
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If we needed more proof that the Bush administration is still ignoring the global scientific consensus on climate change, we now have it - in the form of a leaked document from the G8. Track changes in the Word document - a draft communique on climate change and energy security - reveals the edits made by the Bush administration.
The opening paragraph says it all really:
Posted by bex — 8 July 2005 at 8:00am
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The G8 summit in Gleneagles has closed missing a major opportunity to tackle dangerous climate change.
The communiqué states: "Climate change is a serious long term challenge that has the potential to affect every part of the globe," and that they will act with "resolve and urgency" to reduce emissions.
