A proposal by President George W. Bush to halt the growth of US greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 met a cool response from other governments on Thursday.
The proposal, made on Wednesday before two days of US-led talks in Paris on climate change, fell far short of what other governments have demanded as a response to scientific warnings on global warming.
The reaction dimmed prospects for progress at the Paris talks, and at later United Nations negotiations.
Germany slammed the proposal, which would allow emissions from the US to continue to rise until 2025. The environment minister’s office issued a statement describing the speech as “neanderthal” and demonstrating “not leadership but losership”. France said the target was “a bit late”.
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