WWF – The environmental group WWF, urged the Group of Eight industrialised nations to show global leadership … GENEVA (AFP) – The environmental group WWF on Friday urged the Group of Eight industrialised nations to show global leadership by making a commitment to keep climate change in check at their summit next week. Echoing a call by German Chancellor Angela Merkel a day earlier, the WWF said the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy, must commit to keeping the rise in global average temperature "well below" two degrees Celsius. "A clear commitment to a two degree Celsius danger threshold on paper is an absolute must for G8 countries," said Kim Carstensen, the leader of WWF's Global Climate Initiative. "The countries gathering in L'Aquila have the biggest responsibility to show leadership on climate. Without their action we cannot... [read full story]
