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| Brown hails G8 emissions progress | Brown hails G8 emissions progress |
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| UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown says "major progress" has been made at the G8 summit after world leaders agreed to halve carbon emissions by 2050. | UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown says "major progress" has been made at the G8 summit after world leaders agreed to halve carbon emissions by 2050. |
| Last year's G8 would only "seriously consider" a 50% cut in C02. On Tuesday it said it would "consider and adopt" the goal in an international agreement. | Last year's G8 would only "seriously consider" a 50% cut in C02. On Tuesday it said it would "consider and adopt" the goal in an international agreement. |
| Mr Brown said the deal was "beyond what people thought possible". | Mr Brown said the deal was "beyond what people thought possible". |
| But Greenpeace said tough targets were needed for the richest countries to slash emissions in the next 100 months. | But Greenpeace said tough targets were needed for the richest countries to slash emissions in the next 100 months. |
| The prime minister told the BBC: "The change at this summit is that all countries have agreed a 50% cut in emissions by 2050 - the first time we have agreed this." | The prime minister told the BBC: "The change at this summit is that all countries have agreed a 50% cut in emissions by 2050 - the first time we have agreed this." |
| Battery cars | Battery cars |
| The G8 has agreed a list of 25 areas where wealthier countries can help by cutting energy use, including abandoning traditional light bulbs and cutting power used by appliances on standby. | The G8 has agreed a list of 25 areas where wealthier countries can help by cutting energy use, including abandoning traditional light bulbs and cutting power used by appliances on standby. |
| Mr Brown said he hoped part of that change could see households across the UK switching to electric or less -polluting cars. | Mr Brown said he hoped part of that change could see households across the UK switching to electric or less -polluting cars. |
| The G8 should have ruled out the scores of new coal-fired power stations set to be built across the industrialised world, threatening any hope we have of beating climate change John SauvenGreenpeace Brown faces climate change revolt | The G8 should have ruled out the scores of new coal-fired power stations set to be built across the industrialised world, threatening any hope we have of beating climate change John SauvenGreenpeace Brown faces climate change revolt |
| "Technology is advancing quickly - hybrid and battery cars are now popular," he said. "The question is, can we create a market for them? | "Technology is advancing quickly - hybrid and battery cars are now popular," he said. "The question is, can we create a market for them? |
| "The benefit will be to reduce our reliance on oil." | "The benefit will be to reduce our reliance on oil." |
| But Greenpeace executive director John Sauven said: "The G8 leaders have failed the world again. | But Greenpeace executive director John Sauven said: "The G8 leaders have failed the world again. |
| "We needed tough targets for the richest countries to slash emissions in the next 100 months, but instead we got ambiguous long-term targets for the world in general. | "We needed tough targets for the richest countries to slash emissions in the next 100 months, but instead we got ambiguous long-term targets for the world in general. |
| "The G8 could and should have ruled out the scores of new coal-fired power stations set to be built across the industrialised world, threatening any hope we have of beating climate change." | "The G8 could and should have ruled out the scores of new coal-fired power stations set to be built across the industrialised world, threatening any hope we have of beating climate change." |
| Africa investment | Africa investment |
| The world leaders also agreed to stick to a 2005 pledge to double aid by 2010, despite fears over the credit crunch. | The world leaders also agreed to stick to a 2005 pledge to double aid by 2010, despite fears over the credit crunch. |
| Mr Brown said he was pleased aid promises for Africa, which were made at the Gleneagles summit in 2005, would be retained. | Mr Brown said he was pleased aid promises for Africa, which were made at the Gleneagles summit in 2005, would be retained. |
| The prime minister is being credited behind the scenes with ensuring that the G8 did not backslide on its commitments to African development Nick RobinsonBBC political editor class="" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/nickrobinson/">Read Nick's blog in full The summit also announced a multi-billion pound investment in malaria nets, fighting infectious diseases and education in developing countries. | |
| "We are delivering everything we promised, other countries will do the same," said Mr Brown. | "We are delivering everything we promised, other countries will do the same," said Mr Brown. |
| "Ten million children will go to school. Malaria nets will save thousands and more healthcare. These are big concrete changes." | "Ten million children will go to school. Malaria nets will save thousands and more healthcare. These are big concrete changes." |
| He said it was essential that summits, like the G8, helped create global solutions to the world's dependence on oil and increase food production. | He said it was essential that summits, like the G8, helped create global solutions to the world's dependence on oil and increase food production. |
| "These are difficult times because of the three threats from oil prices, food prices and the global credit crunch affecting households across the country," he said. | "These are difficult times because of the three threats from oil prices, food prices and the global credit crunch affecting households across the country," he said. |
| But, he added: "Britain has a fundamentally strong economy." | But, he added: "Britain has a fundamentally strong economy." |