Saturday, May 26, 2007

US in “Fundamental Opposition” to Germany on Climate Change

BBC: The US appears to have rejected draft proposals by Germany for G8 members to agree tough measures in greenhouse gas emissions, leaked documents have shown.

Wide-ranging US amendments to a draft communique prepared ahead of June's G8 in Germany summit cite a "fundamental opposition" to the proposals.

Germany wants all G8 members to agree timetables and targets for major cuts. US ’opposes’ G8 climate proposals (more)

Mark Alexander