First of all, many thanks for your comments on the African Biodiesel question in last weeks' topic.

Today news has filtered out from the G8 summit in Italy - whereby consensus amongst the G8 leaders was apparently achieved in respect of emission targets. A target of 80% reduction by 2050. Fantastic, no not really.  

The problem is that by 2050 there is a good chance this planet will be totally messed up. In 2050 all the G8 leaders will be long dead, and their children who are not geriatrics would have joined them. This 2050 target which is without clear specifics is therefore just passing the buck to future generations. By the time they are able to act - its going to be too late. The G8 are apparently now going to ask the developing nations in the next couple of days, notably the poor(er) G5 including South Africa, India, Brazil and the like, to do more to combat climate change in their economies and make the picture "fair" and less onerous on the G8. Given the G8's future fiction stretch target of 80% by 2050, and their contribution to climate change so far, the G5 would be well within their rights telling to G8 where to go to. 

The self serving arrogance of the G8 club is truly astounding, they continue to put their economy's (and their votes) first. That's how they got into their club in the first place. The big question is - how do we, Joe and Mary Bloggs - turn that around for the greater good of the planet? 

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