G8 - Some Optimism On Africa, Gloom Over Climate - Guardian

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"Environmentalists said the summit had failed to make any progress on climate change and blamed Mr Bush for blocking action by the other leaders. The president of the Royal Society, Lord May, labelled the communique on climate change a "disappointing failure".

He said: "Make no mistake, the science already justifies reversing - not merely slowing - the global growth of greenhouse gas emissions."

But the environment secretary, Margaret Beckett, said it was "absolute rubbish" to claim the G8 summit had not signed up to anything new.

Olusegun Obasanjo, the Nigerian president and president of the 53-member African Union, described the summit a "a great success". Mr Obasanjo is also a member of the Commission of Africa, which was set up by Mr Blair to provide recommendations to help the continent. No 10 said the summit had agreed to 50 of its proposals."

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