Environmental stories tagged with: G8

Smog

G8 climate measures fall dangerously short

Tuesday, 8th July 2008, 12:44 pm
The target of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 agreed by G8 leaders at their Toyako summit in Japan has been described as "pathetic" and "dangerously short of what is needed" by Kim Carstensen, Director of WWF Global Climate Initiative.
Wheat

PM Urges Us To Stop Wasting Food

Monday, 7th July 2008, 4:29 pm
As the G8 gather in Japan to discuss the world economy, African development and the environment, the Prime Minister urged Britons to waste less food.
  G8 and EU in Heiligendamm.  Photo: REGIERUNGonline-Kühler

Breakthrough on Climate Protection?

Friday, 8th June 2007, 11:10 am
The leading industrialised nations (G8) aim to at least halve global CO2 emissions by 2050.
Pollution

Bush Hits Back at Climate Critics

Friday, 1st June 2007, 1:51 pm
In a press conference yesterday, President Bush announced a new Framework on Climate Change, by the end of 2008.
  President Bush and Chancellor Merkel in happier times

US Set to Reject G8 Declaration on Climate Change

Thursday, 31st May 2007, 3:25 pm
Tension is in the air as a leaked draft document expresses American anger at the language used in a draft Declaration on Climate Change.
 
 
 
 
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