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6/11/07

The Independent: G8 summit's inability to agree targets to cut emissions represents a failure of leadership - by Tim Yeo


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G8 summit's inability to agree targets to cut emissions represents a failure of leadership - by Tim Yeo

Tony Blair and Angela Merkel put a brave face on the G8 summit, but the truth is that the world is more likely to experience dangerous climate change than it was a week ago. Even rose-tinted spectacles cannot conceal the fact that the outcome falls woefully short of what is needed. Far from being a breakthrough, President George Bush's belated acceptance that the United States must be involved in discussions about the post-Kyoto framework was the least he could do.

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