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The United States Participates in the Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change
April, 2008
Jim Connaughton, Chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality, addresses representatives of the world's major economies gathered in Paris to discuss climate change on April 16-18
Jim Connaughton, Chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality, addresses representatives of the world's major economies gathered in Paris to discuss climate change on April 16-18 (Photo: Elizabeth Ladt, White House Council on Environmental Quality)
© Elizabeth Ladt / White House Council on Environmental Quality


Representatives of the world's major economies gathered in Paris to discuss climate change on April 16-18. Jim Connaughton, Chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality, and Paula Dobriansky, United States Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs participated in the Meeting, whose goal was to begin laying the groundwork for the world leaders' climate meeting to be held in conjunction with the G-8 summit in July.

In his April 16 address on climate change, President Bush said, “The United States has launched -- and the G8 has embraced -- a new process that brings together the countries responsible for most of the world's emissions. We're working toward a climate agreement that includes the meaningful participation of every major economy -- and gives none a free ride.”

The President added that, “Our objective is to come together on a common approach that will contribute to the negotiations under the U.N. Framework Convention of global climate once the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. This approach must be environmentally effective and economically sustainable. “

On the occasion, President Bush announced a new United States national goal to stop the growth in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. This new goal marks a major step forward in America's ongoing efforts to address climate change.

Links of interest



President Bush Discusses Climate Change (April 16, 2008)

Press Briefing on Major Economies Meeting by Jim Connaughton, Chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality, and Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs (April 18, 2008)

Fact Sheet: Taking Additional Action to Confront Climate Change

Major Economies Process on Energy Security and Climate Change

Webcast: The U.S. and Climate Change: Straight Talk with Special Envoy to the EU C. Boyden Gray

 
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