Bush seriously considers 50% emissions cuts by 2050


	Bush seriously considers 50% emissions cuts by 2050

Wadard

6-8-2007 8:22 AM

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global warming, climate change, g8 summit

Wadard says:

Full marks to the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, for turning Bush's forward thrust on climate change into a neat little judo throw, and extracting "serious consideration" for her preferred benchmark of 50% cuts by 2050 - backed by the EU, Canada and Japan. Bush didn't commit to any targets but he didn't expect to find himself lying on his back, being helped up by his good friend, Angela. Ippon.

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