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"UN Climate Talks Commence in Ghana"
21 August 2008 - WOW.gm Gambia News Community
The Ghanaian capital, Accra will play host to the latest round of United Nations Climate talks starting August 21, 2008 . For the next seven days, government representatives will gather in this African nation to discus steps toward a “new global treaty” that is expected to address issues such as: “emission reductions, mitigation mechanisms, finance flows, and technology transfer.” The Accra meeting is the latest in the “The Bali roadmap, agreed at UN climate talks last December, mandating these negotiations to conclude at the UN conference in Copenhagen in December 2009.” Negotiations stalled at the G8 summit this July, after representatives failed to bridge the gap between conditions acceptable to both developed and developing nations. Experts agree that an agreement regarding carbon emission reductions must be reached between emerging and mature economies if there is any hope for the ratification of a new global treaty in Copenhagen. (Read More)

"G8 Nations Fail to Meet Climate Change Promises, Report Says"
3 July 2008 - Deutsche Welle
A study was released criticizing G8 member countries of failing to reduce greenhouse carbon emissions which are linked to global climate change.  The study author Niklas Hoehne stated "None of the eight leading industrial nations have taken sufficient measures needed to be considered in line with the target to limit a worldwide increase in temperatures to 2 degrees centigrade".  Though there has been much discussion over reducing greenhouse carbon emissions, G8 members have been unable to formalize a specific agreement.  Regine Günther, head of climate change policy at the World Wildlife Federation (WWF) in Germany stated, "The world is at a crossroads where decisive action now could translate into economic success."  The study encouraged leaders to reach an agreement at next week's G8 leaders summit in Japan. (Read More).