Global Warming: Where Does Your Country Stand?

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'Responding to the challenge of climate change is "the ultimate political test for our generation," according to European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso.' _____________________________________________________________
France:  "EU leaders will maintain their targets and timetable for tackling climate change, despite objections from some nations, the French president has said." United Kingdom:  "The government has committed the UK to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050.  Climate Change and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said the ministers would not "row back" on green issues despite the current economic crisis." Germany:  "... has pledged to become the world's most energy-efficient country and is calling for a new post-Kyoto climate treaty." China:  "... Premier Wen Jiabao, speaking about China's position on climate change at a summit of East Asian leaders in Singapore, reiterated a pledge to reduce energy consumption per unit of GDP by 20 percent in five years." United States:  "By the year 2012 we will seek a return to 2005 levels of emission; by 2020, a return to 1990 levels; and so on until we have achieved a reduction of at least 60 percent below 1990 levels by the year 2050. "  - John McCain.  "I support implementation of an economy-wide cap-and-trade system to reduce carbon emissions by the amount science says is necessary to avoid catastrophic climate change: 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050."  - Barack Obama Canada:  "As the host of the 12th Francophonie summit, Mr. Harper wants to avoid being placed in an embarrassing situation where his climate-change policy would face open criticism at an international forum." "Enviro-groups plead with Harper."