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Global Warming Talks Leave Few Concrete Goals
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The prospect of an international agreement on climate change appears as remote as ever after a week of frantic negotiations in which a US concession met a rebuff from developing countries. (article 6)
The consensus marked a significant shift from President George W. Bush, who had previously refused to set a figure on future emissions. (article 6)
India and China rejected the Group of Eight's declaration on climate change yesterday as leaders of the developing world demanded that rich countries should take a stronger lead on preventing global warming. (article 5)
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 2)
President Bush, who had insisted that any commitment to combat global warming must involve growing economies as well as the rich nations, recruited China and India to the table and received rare accolades from some environmentalists for doing so. (article 2)
World leaders have proclaimed a "shared vision" on climate change, but failed to bridge differences between rich and emerging nations on curbing emissions. (article 4)
Concluding a summit in northern Japan, leaders from the G8 and developing countries said "deep cuts" in greenhouse gas emissions were needed. (article 4)
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Source articles
- Richest Nations Pledge to Halve Greenhouse Gas (nytimes.com, 07/09/2008, 1313 words)
- Global Warming Talks Leave Few Concrete Goals (nytimes.com, 07/10/2008, 862 words)
- ABC News: Truth Squad: G-8 Climate Talk Is Cheap (ABCNews, 07/10/2008, 363 words)
- Summit ends with climate 'vision' (BBC News, 07/09/2008, 529 words)
- G8: India and China tell rich nations to lead greenhouse gas curbs (timesonline.co.uk, 07/10/2008, 334 words)
- Climate deal still remote after US rebuffed (ft.com, 07/12/2008, 268 words)
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