“The G8 members are Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, the United States of America, Canada (since 1976) and Russia (since 1998). The European Commission is also represented at all the meetings.”
Press release, June 7, 2007: “The leading industrialised nations (G8) aim to at least halve global CO2 emissions by 2050. The Heads of State and Government agreed at Heiligendamm [Germany] to achieve this goal together as part of a UN process. The big emerging economies are also to be incorporated in the process…The resolutions adopted by the EU, Japan and Canada form the basis of the agreement reached on climate protection at Heiligendamm. The approach suggested by the United States was added to this, namely of incorporating the biggest greenhouse gas emitters outside the United States, especially China and India.”
G8 Summit documents: Growth and responsibility in the world economomy (38 pages, PDF)
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