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| US urges G8 deal on gas emissions | |
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| US President George W Bush has urged countries to agree on long-term goals for greenhouse gas emissions. | |
| He called for 15 countries identified as major emitters, including developing nations, to attend meetings and set the targets by the end of 2008. | |
| The call came in a statement outlining US policy ahead of next week's G8 summit, in which the German hosts are expected to call for cuts in emissions. | The call came in a statement outlining US policy ahead of next week's G8 summit, in which the German hosts are expected to call for cuts in emissions. |
| The US has been accused of resisting strong action to tackle climate change. | |
| It has not ratified the Kyoto Protocol, which sets out targets on lowering emissions until 2012. | |
| The BBC's Adam Brookes, in Washington, says Mr Bush's proposals differ radically from plans put forward by European countries ahead of the G8 summit. | |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for a major deal, including slowing the rise in average temperatures to 2C this century and a cut in global emissions by 50% below 1990 levels by 2050. |