BEC中级阅读:美国面临更大减排压力(下)
文章作者 100test 发表时间 2007:11:14 12:12:55
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美国在峰会前的谈判中拒绝了所有这3项提议。美国总统布什(Bush)上周表示,世界主要污染国应在年底前设定自己的排放目标。德国将这一提议解读为,美国试图在峰会召开前夕分裂八国集团。
The US has rejected all three proposals in negotiations leading to the summit. Mr Bush s suggestion last week that the world s main polluters should set their own emissions targets by the end of the year was interpreted in Berlin as an attempt to split the G8 days before the summit.
默克尔周末接受采访时表示,她不会接受在峰会气候公报中对2摄氏度的目标有任何削弱,她也拒绝支持任何将与联合国主导的进程存在竞争的举措。
In a weekend interview, Ms Merkel said she would not accept any watering down of the 2oC target in the summit s climate communiqué and refused to back any climate initiative that would compete with the UN-led process.
不过,她表示,围绕最佳的未来举措进行谈判是可能的。德国官员表示,默克尔在周三峰会开始前几个小时将与布什会晤,以期尽最后努力改变布什的想法。
However, she said negotiations were possible on the best way forward. The chancellor will meet Mr Bush on Wednesday, just hours before the start of the summit, in a last effort to sway him, German officials said.