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G8 set carbon emission reduction targets
The G8 countries have set a target of trying to limit global temperature rise to 2C above 1900 levels by 2050.
They have also set targets of reducing carbon emissions by 80% by 2050, and would like world-wide emissions to be down 50% by then.
At least this is a step in the right directions, but many questions remain. How are they going to achieve these goals? Why have they only set targets over 40 years in the future, and not have any interim targets? If they wait many years before doing anything, it might be too late. Are they just choosing 2050 so that they can be seen to be doing something, without actually having to doing anything that might be politically unpopular?