G-8 leaders agree to reduce GHG emissions

7/8/2008

G-8 leaders, including President Bush, agreed to reduce GHG emissions by 50% before 2050.  This non-binding agreement lays the groundwork for further negotiation of a UN Treaty on Climate Change to be held in Copenhagen in 2009.  Although environmental groups argue that this is not a large enough effort, others are applauding the fact that President Bush has taken steps to commit the US to emissions reductions.

To view the G8 Declaration on Environment and Climate Change, click here.  To read the New York Times article, click here.