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Thursday, June 7, 2007

G8 leaders agree "substantial" greenhouse gas cuts

Thu Jun 7, 2007 9:37AM EDT,

By Jeff Mason and Tabassum Zakaria

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany (Reuters) - World leaders meeting in Germany have agreed to pursue "substantial" cuts in greenhouse gas emissions and integrate U.S. climate plans within the established U.N. process, an EU source said.

"They agreed on the need for substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions," the source told Reuters.

The United States resisted attempts by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, host of the Group of Eight (G8) summit, to set a firm goal for cuts needed to fight dangerous climate change.

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