US Opposes G8 Climate Proposals

The US appears to have rejected draft proposals by Germany for G8 members to agree to tough measures in greenhouse gas emissions, leaked documents have shown. Wide-ranging US amendments to a draft communique prepared ahead of June's G8 in the Germany summit, cite a "fundamental opposition" to the proposals. Germany wants all G8 members to agree to timetables and targets for major cuts. The document was leaked by Greenpeace. It showed UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, failed to persuade the US to alter its stance.