Could this be true?!?
05/10/2007 @ 8:00 am
The Japan Times is reporting that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to propose a global effort to halve propose ggreenhouse gas emissions by 2050 from current levels at the next month’s Group of Eight summit, and that George W. Bush has already pledged U.S. cooperation.
The sources, who are well versed in Japanese-U.S. relations, said Abe told Bush in their talks last month that Japan is set to unveil the proposal soon, and Bush agreed to cooperate closely in the course of Japan hosting the G-8 summit next year, saying “Fair enough.”
I may be proven wrong, but my instincts tell me this report may very well be based on a misunderstanding or fabrication.
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maybe I’m missing something – what is the connection between Abe’s alleged intention to make the proposal in Germany next month and Japan hosting the summit next year?.
I know I’m a bit dim but…?.
May 10th, 2007 at 8:25 amand this article seems to flatly refute what he is supposed to have promised.
“In its March summit, the EU agreed to reduce emissions by 20 percent from 1990 levels by 2020 and called on all industrialized countries to reduce emissions by 60 percent to 80 percent from 1990 levels by 2050.
The Japanese government has not studied any long-term reduction scenario”
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20070510TDY03002.htm
May 10th, 2007 at 9:03 amAccording to the original Japanese-language Kyodo report, Bush is said to have responded with “All right” (in Japanese, 結構だ) to “strengthening technical and other types of cooperation between Japan and the US” regarding the reduction of CO2 emissions.
Not quite an agreement to cut US emissions by 50%.
May 10th, 2007 at 10:20 amCooperation is not the same thing as compliance.
Perhaps Bush is learning nuance? The Japanese do have that effect on some people.
May 10th, 2007 at 10:49 amAnother shpoodle story, no doubt.
May 10th, 2007 at 6:47 pmGlobal Warming is the serious issue for politicians to play. They would gradually understand that. Among 6 Greenhouse effect Gas, CO2 emission is the major one to reduce. And the important fact is :
We have almost 8 Billion tons of CO2 emission a year while only about 3.2 Billion tons are absorbed naturally.(By Plants 45% and rest by sea etc.)
So, that vast emission cut plan is reasonable. IPCC Link http://www.ipcc.ch/
May 10th, 2007 at 7:01 pmSome technology http://www.physorg.com/news96732819.html
It’s sad that Japan is telling America how to go about their climate change policies
May 10th, 2007 at 10:33 pm“It’s sad that Japan is telling America how to go about their climate change policies” I agree Mark.
It’s equally sad that Japan isn’t telling the Chicom the same thing.
According to this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6641397.stm
“China is the world’s second largest emitter of greenhouse gases, one of the main causes of global warming”
and
“China’s leaders have been reluctant to tackle emissions, worrying that might dent the country’s booming economy.
Now, though, the results of that inaction are starting to hit home.”
Backsliding again!! just same as the Human Rights issue.
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