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G8 leaders approve climate change communique

TOYAKO, Japan
Tue Jul 8, 2008 2:57am EDT

TOYAKO, Japan (Reuters) - G8 rich country leaders approved a communique which said they would work with nearly 200 states in United Nations climate change talks to adopt a goal of at least halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The communique, approved at a Group of Eight summit in northern Japan, also said midterm goals would be needed to achieve the shared goal for 2050.


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