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| G8 leaders agree to climate deal | |
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| Leaders of the G8 nations have agreed to a compromise deal on tackling climate change, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. | Leaders of the G8 nations have agreed to a compromise deal on tackling climate change, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. |
| "We agreed... that CO2 emissions must first be stopped and then followed by substantial reductions," she said. | "We agreed... that CO2 emissions must first be stopped and then followed by substantial reductions," she said. |
| Reports said the leaders had agreed to hold talks on a replacement to the Kyoto Protocol within a UN framework. | Reports said the leaders had agreed to hold talks on a replacement to the Kyoto Protocol within a UN framework. |
| Mrs Merkel had been pushing for a 50% cut in emissions by 2050. The US had resisted calls for targets to be fixed. | Mrs Merkel had been pushing for a 50% cut in emissions by 2050. The US had resisted calls for targets to be fixed. |
| Global greenhouse gas emissions must stop rising, followed by substantial global emission reductions G8 statement Climate change: In graphics She said G8 leaders had agreed to consider her target, but there was no suggestion that a final agreement would include any mandatory commitment to major emissions cuts. | Global greenhouse gas emissions must stop rising, followed by substantial global emission reductions G8 statement Climate change: In graphics She said G8 leaders had agreed to consider her target, but there was no suggestion that a final agreement would include any mandatory commitment to major emissions cuts. |
| According to an extract from the agreed text published on the G8 website, the leaders agreed to take "strong and early" action. | According to an extract from the agreed text published on the G8 website, the leaders agreed to take "strong and early" action. |
| "Taking into account the scientific knowledge as represented in the recent IPCC [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change] reports, global greenhouse gas emissions must stop rising, followed by substantial global emission reductions," the text says. | "Taking into account the scientific knowledge as represented in the recent IPCC [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change] reports, global greenhouse gas emissions must stop rising, followed by substantial global emission reductions," the text says. |
| Blair optimistic | |
| The German chancellor has portrayed the deal as a major success. | |
| But the BBC's diplomatic correspondent James Robbins, in Heiligendamm, says the precise wording of today's agreement will be picked over by critics and environmental campaigners. | |
| I'm both surprised and very pleased at how far we have come forward Tony BlairBritish Prime Minister Ahead of the meeting US President George W Bush proposed the establishment of his own process of climate control negotiations. | |
| The compromise appears to bring Mr Bush's plan into the wider UN-brokered process - something the US had previously resisted. | The compromise appears to bring Mr Bush's plan into the wider UN-brokered process - something the US had previously resisted. |
| Speaking to reporters, British Prime Minister Tony Blair deflected concerns about the absence of a precise definition of the term "substantial cuts". | |
| "I'm both surprised and very pleased at how far we have come forward in the couple of years since [the 2005 G8 summit at] Gleneagles," he told reporters. | |
| "Now we have an agreement that there will be a climate change deal, it will involve everyone, including the US and China, and it will involve substantial cuts." | |
| Missile proposal | |
| Climate change had been one of several themes dominating the build-up to the summit. | Climate change had been one of several themes dominating the build-up to the summit. |
| Meanwhile, Mr Bush has met Russian President Vladimir Putin against a backdrop of disagreements over US plans for missile defence. | Meanwhile, Mr Bush has met Russian President Vladimir Putin against a backdrop of disagreements over US plans for missile defence. |
| Mr Bush said the pair had a "constructive" meeting, in which Mr Putin suggested using a radar station in Azerbaijan instead of facilities elsewhere in Europe. | |
| Earlier, Mr Bush said the row over a missile defence shield was "nothing we ought to be hyperventilating about". | Earlier, Mr Bush said the row over a missile defence shield was "nothing we ought to be hyperventilating about". |