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Although it is speculation, it would appear that the reference by the United States to an 80 % reduction commitment by 2050 originally made to the G8 was influenced by a 2007 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007, p776) which concluded that developed nations needed to reduce ghg emissions by 25 % to 40 % below 1990 emissions levels by 2020 and 80 % to 95 % by 2050 for the world to have any reasonable chance of limiting warming to 2 °C.

In regard to the 80 % reduction commitment by 205o, the United States has asserted that this number was taken from the 2009 G8 Declaration on Climate Change which stated that:

Let's Not Delude Ourselves: US Isn't Leading on Climate Policy However, perhaps Secretaries Vilsack and Locke need to be reminded that, even compared to the sub-science-recommended commitments of the rest of the G8 nations, the US really isn't leading on climate Climate Policy However, perhaps Secretaries Vilsack and Locke need to be reminded that, even compared to the sub-science-recommended commitments of the rest of the G8 nations, the US really isn't leading on climate climate change.

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But don't just take it from us: UN Secretary General Ban Ki - moon also was less than thrilled with the commitment of the G8 to tackle climate change.

Sonja Meister, Climate Campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe, said: «European leaders must enforce their position and stand up to President Bush, who is attempting to weaken the G8's commitment to fight climate Climate Campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe, said: «European leaders must enforce their position and stand up to President Bush, who is attempting to weaken the G8's commitment to fight climate climate change.