America has a new climate goal

US President George W Bush has called on nations to agree on the long-term goal of overcoming greenhouse gas emissions. Mr Bush said he would hold a meeting with representatives of 14 of the world's largest gas emissions, including some developing countries, to be able to come up with a range of targets by the end of 2008.

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Germany wants to halve emissions by 2050 (Photo: PA)

The president had a speech before the G8 summit next week, in which Germany plans to call for reductions in emissions.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed the US proposal and said it was "common ground" to act. BBC analyst Roger Harrabin said Mr Bush's statement did not give much details and his aides had made it clear that he would oppose requests to cut emissions and join the carbon-exchange system. global for America.

The US may be trying to organize a series of talks on climate change outside G8. Merkel raised the idea of a large-scale agreement, including reducing the average temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius after this century by cutting emissions by 50% from 1990 levels in the year. 2050.

Other approach

In a speech on Thursday in Washington, Mr Bush said his government values climate change."The United States will cooperate with other countries to establish a new greenhouse gas agenda when the Kyoto Protocol expires."

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Germany and the US still have many disagreements in the climate topic (Photo: AP)

To achieve this goal, he said the United States will have a series of meetings with the world's largest gas emissions, including some countries with rapidly developing economies like India and China.

The United States did not participate in the Kyoto Treaty on cutting greenhouse gas emissions until 2012. Mr. Bush also reiterated the idea that a solution to global warming could be found in the process of developing new technologies. . He also asked other countries to reduce taxes on 'clean' energy technologies.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair praised Bush's remarks and said it was the first time the United States had expressed a willingness to participate in a global climate agreement.

But climate experts are part of the UK's Greenpeace advocacy group, Charlie Kronick, criticizing Bush's program."There is only one way to control emissions, " Kronick told Reuters news agency.

The G8 summit will meet June 6 to 8 in Heiligendamm, Germany.

Update 16 December 2018