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Published 07/09/2009 by Sky News


G8 Summit: 'Historic' Climate Change Vow

Prime Minsiter Gordon Brown has hailed a 'historic' agreement between the world's major industrialised nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. Mr Brown also hailed moves - agreed at the summit of G8 nations in Italy - to prevent global temperatures rising by more than 2C.

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...Mr Brown said: "For the first time the G8 has agreed what I believe are vital decisions that take us on the road to Copenhagen and change the way we look at energy policy in the future. 'We have agreed for the first time that average global temperatures must rise by no moremore than 2C. That is a historic agreement. 'We have agreed as G8 that we want to cut our emissions by 80% by 2050 and we believe that this will allow the world to reduce its emissions by 50%.' The Prime Minister hopes to secure agreement from emerging economies including China and India on the need to limit temperature rises to 2C."
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