Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

Brazil Rejects Bush Climate Proposal

US plan not a viable alternative to Kyoto accord, says Lula

By Ben Worthen,  Newser User

Posted Jun 4, 2007 6:19 AM CDT

(Newser) – Brazil's president bluntly dismissed the climate-change plan offered by George Bush last week as "voluntarism" in a situation where "multinationalism" is needed. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose fast-developing country is critical to any international deal on emissions cuts, said the proposal for a new international framework was a ruse to sidestep the UN,

Lula joins a long list of world leaders who have rejected the Bush proposal. "I cannot accept the idea that we have to build another group to discuss the same issues that were discussed in Kyoto and not fulfilled,"  Lula said. In the wind-up to the G8 summit in Germany this week, only Tony Blair has hailed the Bush plan.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, watches as President Bush talks with reporters during a joint news conference at Camp David, Md., Saturday, March 31, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, watches as President Bush talks with reporters during a joint news conference at Camp David, Md., Saturday, March 31, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)   (Associated Press)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
To report an error on this story, notify our editors.
A snapshot of the day's best news stories.
 
COMMENTS
Be the first to comment on this story.

More Newser Stories

G8 Agrees to 'Seriously Consider' 50% Reduction

Biofuel Laws Make No Sense: Scientists

China, India Reject G8 Carbon Plan

World Bank Will Pay Countries to Spare Trees

At G8, Bush Hangs Tough on Greenhouse Gas Goals


NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
Other Sites We Like:   24/7 Wall St.   |   Betty Confidential   |   BuzzFeed   |   Cracked   |   Fark   |   Timelines   |   The Frisky   |   Geek Sugar   |   NewsOne