The Group of Eight leaders will agree at their summit next week on a new initiative to expand civilian use of atomic power to curb global warming with the principles of ensuring nonproliferation, safety and nuclear security, according to a draft of a postsummit statement.
The G8 leaders will also agree to set national goals and formulate action plans to improve energy efficiency and promote clean energy, including solar power, both followed by appropriate monitoring, the draft statement says.
The undated draft has no reference to last year's proposal by Japan to halve global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, only saying the G8 leaders "reconfirm the significance of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as providing the most comprehensive scientific knowledge."