President George W. Bush believes that climate change cannot be tackled effectively without the co-operation of China and India, and he is right. Yet the question of who must now take action on climate change has become hopelessly confused with the separate issue of who is responsible for previous emissions. In their discussions on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Group of Eight must cut through the confusion and reach agreement on a framework for a future deal on climate change.
China and India, both outside the G8, can rightly point out that G8 members have produced most of the carbon emissions now warming the planet’s atmosphere. The US, especially, has dragged its heels at every opportunity to make amends.
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