Can G8 influence climate change any more?

[Rog]

World leaders at the G8 summit in Japan agree aggressive targets to cut carbon emissions in an effort to tackle global warming.

BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | G8 vows to halve greenhouse gases

With so many major players such as China, India and Brazil outside the G8, do they have enough clout to force change on this?

[screener]

I think they have the clout, the financial ability to take some firm measures to cut back, and the economic clout to pressure other countries into cuts. The problem looks to me like the leaders don't have the clout within their corporation driven economies to carry it off at home.

[spot1234]

Its like alcoholism, first you have to admit that you have a problem, then the hard part is doing anything about it.

[include]

Doesn't look like it

Divisions emerge over G8 climate change goals - Telegraph

[sandy winder]

Originally Posted by include

Doesn't look like it

Divisions emerge over G8 climate change goals - Telegraph

Any target that is set 50 years ahead can be easily forgotten about in 50 weeks. That's assuming any agreement is even reached on that.

Our politicians will not tackle the climate change problem effectively until it is far too late.

We are toast.

[hoon]

At least Bush takes things seriously.

President George Bush: 'Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter' - Telegraph

George Bush surprised world leaders with a joke about his poor record on the environment as he left the G8 summit in Japan.