Global warming: the G8 conclusions 
Here
the official text of the final communiqué of the G8 summit of Heiligendamm on global warming, I've translated into French:
" Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Energy Security: Combating climate change is a major issue of humanity and has the power to seriously degrade our natural environment and the global economy. We have taken note of the recent IPCC report and its conclusions. We are convinced that urgent and concerted action is necessary and we accept our responsibility to take the initiative to combat climate change. Regarding the determination of an overall goal for reducing emissions, in the approach on which we agreed in Heiligendamm involving all major emitters, we will seriously consider the decisions of the European Union, Canada and Japan which include at least the reduction by half of global CO2 emissions by 2050.
We agreed that the Convention United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the appropriate forum for negotiating future global action on climate change. We are committed to progress in this forum and we appeal to all to participate actively and constructively in the UNFCCC conference to be held in Indonesia in December 2007 in order to reach a post-2012 agreement (post - Kyoto Protocol) that will include all major emitters. To address the urgent challenge of climate change, it is vital that the major emitting countries fall agree on a detailed contribution to a framework by end 2008 would be the basis of mutual agreement under the auspices of the UNFCCC by 2009. We reiterate the need for commitment of economies that are major emitters on how best to manage the challenge of climate change. We insist that any future action must be based on the principle of the UNFCCC responsibilities and capabilities of common but differentiated.
technology, energy efficiency et les mécanismes économiques, y compris les systèmes d'échange d'émissions ou les incitations fiscales, sont des éléments clé pour maîtriser le changement cliamtique et amélmiorer la sécurité de l'énergie. Nous avons réaffirmé les principes sur la sécurité de l'énergie que nous avions approuvés à Saint Pétersbourg. Dons notre discussion avec les pays émergents, nous avons affirmés que l'efficacité énergétique et la coopération technologique serait cruciales dans nos discussions futures." Comme on peut le constater à la lecture de ce texte, il y a encore du chemin à faire. Mais au moins la prise de conscience is there, and the problem of global warming has become a must for world leaders. Even George W. Bush, who said two years ago that
Kyoto was a "rotten deal for the U.S. economy" who had made no concessions at Gleneagles
signed the text you just read.
When Al Gore, former U.S. vice president, Nicolas Sarkozy has called on the phone to congratulate him after his presidential election, Nicolas Sarkozy told her he wanted to resume his torch in the fight against global warming. If one of 8 members of the G8 is already to the cause of Al Gore's good news.
For more information:
1. Chair's summary
(G8 summit 2007)
2.
At the G8 summit, minimum agreement on climate (The World)
3.
Group of Eight (Wikipedia)
4.
4th IPCC report - findings in Group I (Gaia)
5.
4th IPCC report - findings of the Group II (Gaia)
6.
4th IPCC report - findings of the Group III (Gaia)
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Kyoto Protocol (UNFCCC)
8.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
9.
Kyoto était un "accord pourri pour l'économie américaine" (Gaïa - 5 juillet 2005)
Crédit photo : REGIERUNGonline / Kühler
