Ladywriter 7,783 Report post Posted July 8, 2008 World's leading industrialized countries stop short of nearer-term gains RUSUTSU, Japan - The Group of Eight leading industrial nations on Tuesday endorsed halving world emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, edging forward in the battle against global warming but stopping short of tough, nearer-term targets.The G-8 countries — the United States, Japan, Russia, Germany, France, Britain, Canada and Italy — also called on all major economies to join in the effort to stem the potentially dangerous rise in world temperatures. “The G-8 nations came to a mutual recognition that this target — cutting global emissions by at least 50 percent by 2050 — should be a global target,” said Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who announced the endorsement. I'm also inclined to believe 50% by 2050 is not good enough. The time table is way too long. Study: U.S. worst of G8 in addressing warming Look at the flowers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Myk JL 1,730 Report post Posted July 8, 2008 I'll just piss off a lot of people when I post this... Can't we just make Oil illegal (to sell)?... Those who fight deplorables should see to it that they themselves do not become deplorables. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
