G8 Summit To Set 2 Degrees Celsius Global Warming Goal

G8 leaders were due to agree a goal of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels at a summit in Italy on Wednesday.

Here are some facts about the target, previously adopted by European Union nations and due to be widened to the United States, Russia, Japan and Canada.

2 DEGREES DOESN'T SOUND MUCH?

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Publication Date: 
09/07/2009
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Malnutrition, Canada, Climate Change, IPCC, Green House Gases, Global Warming, GDP, Heat Waves, Floods, Economy, Drought, Water Supply, Fossil Fuels, Japan, Russia, United States Of America (US), European Union (EU)