Top scientists urge quick G8 climate change action - Reuters

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Top scientists urge quick G8 climate change action

By Jeremy Lovell
23 minutes ago

LONDON (Reuters) - Top scientists called on Wednesday for leaders of
the world's rich nations to cease squabbling over global warming and take
urgent action instead.

The science academies of the Group of Eight (G8) -- Britain, the United
States, Russia, France, Germany, Canada, Japan and Italy -- as well as
five major developing nations South Africa, India, China, Brazil and Mexico
made the call ahead of a G8 summit in Germany next month which looks
headed for deadlock.

"The urgency of the situation means tough decisions need to be taken now
to provide disincentives to carbon emissions," said Martin Rees, president
of Britain's Royal Society.

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But the United States, supported by Canada, is adamant there should be
neither targets nor timetables and rejects the call for global trading in
carbon allowances as tacitly endorsing carbon emission limits.

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070516/sc_nm/climate_g8_scientists_dc

[applegrove]

1. "Canada" consists of a minority conservative government. Don't count us

out. As a country we likely support tougher carbon laws. The environment has really blown up as an issue in the last year (as it has everywhere). So take that "Canada" with a grain of salt.

[razzleberry]

2. previous non-Conservative gov'ts did what?

nothing of consequence.

a few seats in Parliment flip every election,
so what?