IEA Report, Pt. 3: Transport Sector Most Difficult

The agenda-setting function of last week's IEA climate report was reinforced by two developments yesterday. First, German Chancellor Angela Merkel endorsed US President George Bush's plans for a "major economies" climate summit held in conjunction with next month's G8 summit in Hokkaido, Japan. And second, a 2050 GHG reduction target of 50% was jointly recommended by the national science academies of thirteen countries, including all of the G8 nations as well as Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa (i.e., all of Bush's "major economies" except Australia, Indonesia and South Korea).

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