The G-8 countries gathered in Japan this week may disagree about the role nuclear energy should play in the energy mix of the future, but they did decide it was time to set emission reduction targets. But there is still disagreement about how to get there.
The headlines coming out of the G-8 meeting on Tuesday sound like they would be exactly what German Chancellor Angela Merkel had been hoping for. Having agreed one year ago to "seriously consider" pledging to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, G-8 leaders meeting in Toyako, Japan this week, took the plunge.
The headlines coming out of the G-8 meeting on Tuesday sound like they would be exactly what German Chancellor Angela Merkel had been hoping for. Having agreed one year ago to "seriously consider" pledging to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, G-8 leaders meeting in Toyako, Japan this week, took the plunge.
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