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Emerging Nations Join G-8 on Climate
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Nearly everyone had something to cheer about on Wednesday after the major industrial powers and a big group of emerging nations pledged to pursue "deep cuts" in emissions of heat-trapping gases in coming decades. (article 11)
RUSUTSU, JAPAN For the first time, the Bush administration on Tuesday joined other wealthy nations in an offer to halve their global warming emissions by mid-century. (article 5)
The economic powers including several developing nations did not go as far in their climate change statement Wednesday as the G-8 did the day before. (article 12)
TOYAKO, Japan - China, India and other energy-guzzling developing nations on Wednesday rejected key elements of a global warming strategy embraced by President Bush and leaders of wealthy nations. (article 8)
These talks may well be remembered for the bold stand that developing countries took against the United States in the push for consensus on how to move forward in negotiating a new international framework on climate change. (article 14)
TOYAKO, Japan - World leaders embraced for the first time today an ambitious but nonbinding goal of slashing greenhouse-gas emissions in half by midcentury to stave off global warming. (article 3)
Leaders of some of the world's richest nations praised the agreement, which endorsed President Bush's insistence that fast-developing countries like China and India join in the effort. (article 3)
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Source articles
- Study: U.S. ranks last among world's largest economies :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (suntimes.com, 07/08/2008, 366 words)
- Developing economies don't back G-8 climate goal (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 07/09/2008, 748 words)
- G-8 endorses halving global emissions by 2050 - (baltimoresun.com, 07/08/2008, 193 words)
- Emerging Nations Join G-8 on Climate (nytimes.com, 07/10/2008, 652 words)
- Bush joins offer by G-8 to cut emissions (L.A. Times, 07/09/2008, 1074 words)
- G-8 leaders agree to cut emissions (boston.com, 07/09/2008, 695 words)
- Richest Nations Pledge to Halve Greenhouse Gas (nytimes.com, 07/09/2008, 1313 words)
- Key developing nations reject G-8 climate plan (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 07/09/2008, 748 words)
- Good Intentions, Vague Promises (nytimes.com, 07/10/2008, 448 words)
- ABC News: Truth Squad: G-8 Climate Talk Is Cheap (ABCNews, 07/10/2008, 363 words)
- After Applause Dies Down, Global Warming Talks Leave Few Concrete Goals (nytimes.com, 07/10/2008, 862 words)
- World leaders avoid setting greenhouse target (CNN, 07/09/2008, 493 words)
- No consensus on climate after Bush, Merkel talk (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 07/08/2008, 696 words)
- Climate deal agreed in Bali showdown (Nature Journals, 07/09/2008, 609 words)
- Seattle Times Newspaper (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 07/09/2008, 237 words)
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