Japan pushes for G-8 accord on CO2 cut
Environment Minister Ichiro Kamoshita voiced expectations Sunday that Group of Eight leaders will agree to a Japan-advocated long-term target of halving global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 during their July summit in Hokkaido. On the second day of a three-day meeting of G-8 environment ministers in Kobe, Kamoshita called for the launch of an international network of institutions to facilitate the transition to low-carbon societies, a prerequisite to achieving the target.