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The target of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 agreed by G8 leaders at their Toyako summit in Japan has been described as “pathetic” and “dangerously short of what is needed” by Kim Carstensen, Director of WWF Global Climate Initiative.
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Young people from Group of 8 (G8) industrialized nations and from the developing world are meeting today with the G8 leaders in Toyako, Japan to present their recommendations as part of the Junior 8 (J8) Summit.
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G8 leaders in Hokkaido, Japan (7-9 July) have the responsibility to fight climate change through committing to binding emission reduction targets and ending the global food crisis by addressing the causes behind it.
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Germany has taken over the rotating presidency of the European Union, which now has two new members, Bulgaria and Romania.
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Paul David Hewson, aka Bono, U2 front man, is being awarded an honorary knighthood by Her Majesty The Queen, for "his services to the music industry and for his humanitarian work".
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