Japan to seek 50% global emissions cut at G-8 meet

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will propose global steps aimed at halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 from current levels during next month’s Group of Eight summit, and has already gotten U.S. President George W. Bush’s promise to cooperate, sources said Tuesday.

Given the cooperation between Japan and the U.S., the G-8 summit is likely to see progress in its discussions on creating a new international framework to fight global warming beyond the 2012 time frame set under the Kyoto Protocol.

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