G8 reaches agreement on goals for greenhouse gas emission reductions by 2050

By Xinhua,

Toyako, Japan : Leaders of the G8 countries have reached agreement on the long-term target for greenhouse emission cut by 2050, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Tuesday.

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“I am very happy about the results of the G8 on climate change. The EU’s benchmark for success at this summit has been achieved,” Barroso said in a statement shortly after a working session with G8 leaders in Toyako.

Leaders at the G8 working session also agreed that they should set up mid-term targets, “as the EU is already establishing for 2020,” he said.