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The G8 summit taking place in Japan next week is anticipated to be the most groundbreaking climate change meeting on record. Controversy is expected to surround the event as deep divisions remain amongst the group about timelines over emission reduction targets.

World leaders are being pressured to create clear goals for reducing greenhouse gases and instigating radical changes in acting against global warming. This will start with the gradual process of moving from fossil fuels to environmentally sustainable development.

Emerging markets face the greatest challenges of reducing emissions, with China being the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. Targets of reducing carbon emissions by 50 per cent by 2050 have been discussed, short term goals for other emerging nations like Brazil and India have been proposed, yet medium term objectives need to be drawn up if any real action is to occur.

Japan is the world’s fifth biggest emitter of greenhouse gases and is under mounting pressure to reduce carbon emissions, as stipulated in the Kyoto protocol.

Environmentalists are urging quick action to stem the effects of the rise in world temperatures, which scientists say threaten to drive species to extinction, worsen floods and droughts, and thwart economic development.

With the Japanese elections due in the autumn, the Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is under growing pressure to secure an agreement at the summit. As well as climate change, the slowdown in the global economy, development and Africa will also be discussed.

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