G8 meeting's climate goals...

Their goal, stated today, is to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

W. T. F?

Let's wait an entire generation you muppets.

I think there seriously needs to be a G *whatever* summit for the lowest 100 countries to all agree to avoid trade with any G8 countries until their emissions and oil use are consistently declining.

R

LOL by 2050 there won't be any oil left anyway so that's easy innit?

Sounds great but like you, I'm skeptical of this goal, I mean? do we have enough alternative methods to meet our energy requirements?

Mr Key will be happy - that's National's stated goal...

Of course, what short-term politician really cares about delivering on goals long after they'll have left office?

which seems with climate change to be the entire strategy of those best placed to actually do something concrete about it

divert, put off, postpone

history will judge these people very harshly

I dont believe this to be correct.

The G8 has a lot more pressing concerns than climate change in my opinion. But given what they say is usually a lot of hot air they probably will end up having more impact on climate change than anything else.

Plenty of Coal thou…

Nuclear