Article: G-8 Pledges To Halve Emissions by 2050

MELISSA BLOCK
NPR All Things Considered
07-08-2008
G-8 Pledges To Halve Emissions by 2050

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MELISSA BLOCK, host:

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block.

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Leaders of the G-8 are claiming success today on the issue of climate change. While meeting in Japan, the group of eight rich nations pledged to work towards the goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by the year 2050. Environmental groups, though, were not impressed.

NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports from Rusutsu, Japan.

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