Syracuse, Italy - European environment ministers Thursday urged the United States to show leadership and spell out its plans for cutting greenhouse gas emission.
Danish Climate and Energy Minister Connie Hedegaard, who will chair a key United Nations climate change summit in Copenhagen in December, said the move would encourage other big polluters such as China to follow suit.
Syracuse, Italy - Delegates from the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations, plus other heavy polluters such as China, India and Brazil, gathered in Syracuse on Wednesday to discuss how to combat climate change at a time of deep economic crisis.
The start of the meeting coincided with Earth Day, an annual event designed to increase awareness about the environment around the world.
Syracuse, Italy - European environment ministers Thursday urged the United States to show leadership and spell out its plans for cutting greenhouse gas emission.
Syracuse, Italy - Delegates from the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations, plus other heavy polluters such as China, India and Brazil, gathered in Syracuse on Wednesday to discuss how to combat climate change at a time of deep economic crisis.
