Key developing nations reject G-8 climate plan

Key developing nations reject G-8 climate plan

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TOYAKO, Japan - China, India and other energy-guzzling developing nations on Wednesday rejected key elements of a global warming strategy embraced by President Bush and leaders of wealthy nations. And the U.N's top climate official dismissed the G-8 goals as insignificant.

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"The five main developing nations — China, India, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa, who together represent 42 percent of the world's population — issued a statement explaining their split with the G-8 over its emissions-reduction goals. They said they rejected the notion that all should share in the 50-percent target, since it is wealthier countries that have created most of the environmental damage up to now."


Wow, didn't see that coming. Yeah, right.



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[edit on 9-7-2008 by jerico65]