Friday, May 13, 2005

US to reject UK climate measures

The US will not agree to UK measures to tackle climate change, due to be discussed at the upcoming G8 summit, a US presidential negotiator has said. Tony Blair had hoped the US would agree to more investment in low-carbon technology and agreement on emissions. However, President Bush's chief climate negotiator, Harlan Watson, has told the BBC that the US will not commit to re-shaping its economy to "incentivise" firms to use new low-carbon technology, he said.
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