Did the G-8 Meeting do enough?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who shepherded the deal as the G-8 summit's host, said Thursday that the climate-change agreement represented "very great progress and an excellent result."
President Bush and other G-8 leaders said they are committed to "substantial" cuts by 2050 of greenhouse gas emissions, which are caused by the burning of fuels such as gasoline and coal. But critics note that the deal has no binding caps, only a pledge to "consider seriously" a 50% cut by mid-century.
Greenpeace USA was one of several groups to say the agreement "fails to provide clear targets for how we deal with the threat" of global warming.
Greenpeace and other groups blamed Bush, who has long favored voluntary reductions, for blocking the 50% cut sought by Merkel and British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Merkel and Blair also suggested a target of keeping global temperature increases to less than 2 degrees Celsius by 2050, which is not part of the deal.
So, what do you think? Can we really wait another 43years to see if we can make a positive difference?
posted by Moon Shadow @ 12:00 PM
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