then comes the backlash
July 9th 2008 23:32
50% is not good enough apparently, China and India have stated the agreement at the G8 is not good enough, they want bigger cuts and to be able to pollute for longer so they can continue their economic development. so much for thinking there would be some form of compromise.
We all knew (in regards to Climate Policy diplomacy) the G8 was just a round of posturing to set the scene for talks at the end of the year and the main game at the end of 09 but the backlash from China and India has been disappointing to say the least.
At the end of the day they are the beneficiaries of many financial gains from the current Kyoto protocol so you would have to think they will play ball at some stage and are just trying to leverage for the big event but they could have a tleast said SOMETHING positive about the fact the US finally used the words target and agreement in the same sentence.
I guess Ill never understand how global politics works, give an inch and they seem to take a mile and it only takes one bad apple to spoil the bunch.
Story below ,just in case I am way too jaded and read the commentary the wrong way.
Make up your own minds. CLICK HERE FOR ULL TEXT
P.S. The Australian press is FAR MORE negative than global press.
cheers
Louie
We all knew (in regards to Climate Policy diplomacy) the G8 was just a round of posturing to set the scene for talks at the end of the year and the main game at the end of 09 but the backlash from China and India has been disappointing to say the least.
At the end of the day they are the beneficiaries of many financial gains from the current Kyoto protocol so you would have to think they will play ball at some stage and are just trying to leverage for the big event but they could have a tleast said SOMETHING positive about the fact the US finally used the words target and agreement in the same sentence.
I guess Ill never understand how global politics works, give an inch and they seem to take a mile and it only takes one bad apple to spoil the bunch.
Story below ,just in case I am way too jaded and read the commentary the wrong way.
Make up your own minds. CLICK HERE FOR ULL TEXT
YA new global deal on climate change heralded by G8 leaders as a significant step forward yesterday ran into trouble within hours as developing nations including China and India rejected it because they believe the commitments are not strong enough.
After years of US intransigence, President George Bush finally signed up to a G8 statement vowing to "consider and adopt" a target of at least a 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050, an agreement described by the prime minister, Gordon Brown, as "major progress".
But while the five-page communique is the first time Bush has committed his country to a long-term target, the deal agreed at the G8 summit in northern Japan was quickly dismissed by the big five emerging economies, which want the world's biggest polluters to go much further in cutting emissions.
Leaders from Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa will meet with Bush and other G8 leaders at the summit, and will demand more concerted action from the developed world
In a statement last night, the five nations, after meeting at a separate summit in Japan, said: "It is essential that developed countries take the lead in achieving ambitious and absolute greenhouse gas emission reductions."
They want the G8 countries to commit themselves to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% below 1990 levels by 2050. They are also concerned that the deal fails to set milestone interim targets for the coming decades and does not make clear the scale of the cuts to be expected from the developed and developing world.
After years of US intransigence, President George Bush finally signed up to a G8 statement vowing to "consider and adopt" a target of at least a 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050, an agreement described by the prime minister, Gordon Brown, as "major progress".
But while the five-page communique is the first time Bush has committed his country to a long-term target, the deal agreed at the G8 summit in northern Japan was quickly dismissed by the big five emerging economies, which want the world's biggest polluters to go much further in cutting emissions.
Leaders from Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa will meet with Bush and other G8 leaders at the summit, and will demand more concerted action from the developed world
In a statement last night, the five nations, after meeting at a separate summit in Japan, said: "It is essential that developed countries take the lead in achieving ambitious and absolute greenhouse gas emission reductions."
They want the G8 countries to commit themselves to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% below 1990 levels by 2050. They are also concerned that the deal fails to set milestone interim targets for the coming decades and does not make clear the scale of the cuts to be expected from the developed and developing world.
P.S. The Australian press is FAR MORE negative than global press.
cheers
Louie
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