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US urges new greenhouse gas goals US urges new greenhouse gas goals
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US President George W Bush has urged countries to agree on long-term goals for greenhouse gas emissions.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. He said he would hold meetings bringing together the US and 14 other major emitters, including developing nations, to set 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. Mr Bush was 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.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.It has not ratified the Kyoto Protocol, which sets out targets on lowering emissions until 2012.
But Mr Bush on Thursday insisted that his administration took climate change seriously.But Mr Bush on Thursday insisted that his administration took climate change seriously.
The way to meet the challenge of energy and global climate change is through technology George W Bush "The United States will work with other nations to establish a new framework on greenhouse gas emissions for when the Kyoto protocol expires," he said.The way to meet the challenge of energy and global climate change is through technology George W Bush "The United States will work with other nations to establish a new framework on greenhouse gas emissions for when the Kyoto protocol expires," he said.
To achieve this goal, he added, the US would hold a series of meetings bringing together "nations that produced most greenhouse gas emissions, including nations with rapidly growing economies like India and China".To achieve this goal, he added, the US would hold a series of meetings bringing together "nations that produced most greenhouse gas emissions, including nations with rapidly growing economies like India and China".
Alternative approach
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.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, by way of a cut in global emissions by 50% below 1990 levels by 2050.German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for a major deal, including slowing the rise in average temperatures to 2C this century, by way of a cut in global emissions by 50% below 1990 levels by 2050.
In his address in Washington, Mr Bush also said the way to meet the challenge of climate change was through technology. The United States has rejected that approach.
In his address in Washington, Mr Bush repeated that solutions to the problem of global warming would be found through the development of new technologies.
"The United States is in the lead," he said.
"The world is on the verge of great breakthroughs that will help us become better stewards of the environment."
The US president also urged other nations to eliminate tariffs on clean energy technologies.
The G8 summit will be held on 6-8 June in Heiligendamm in Germany.