Bush: G8 success is in America's interests
George Bush has pushed on with newer technologies
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Saturday, 02, Jun 2007 05:13
George Bush has insisted that the US is behind the various initiatives to be discussed at next week's G8 summit.
In his weekly radio address the US president said that the summit would see progress on the advancement of trade, funding to erase poverty and the "long-term challenge of global climate change".
But Mr Bush's message was still steadfast in its insistence on technology to fight climate change, rather than a successor the Kyoto agreement on cutting energy usage.
The president said: "It is in America's interests to help these efforts succeed. When we help lift societies out of poverty, we create new markets for American goods and new jobs for American workers.
"When we help reduce chaos and suffering, we make America safer, because prosperous nations are less likely to breed violence and export terror."
In relation to climate change, the president said that the third of his plans announced this week would "help developing nations meet their growing energy needs while protecting the environment and addressing the challenge of global climate change".
He added: "Under my proposal, by the end of next year America and other nations will set a long-term global goal for reducing greenhouse gases. And to meet this goal, we must help developing countries harness the power of technology.
"The United States is investing billions of dollars in clean energy technologies and coming up with new ways to share these technologies with other nations.
"Through the spirit of innovation, we will help developing nations grow their economies and be responsible stewards of the environment."
The president and his wife Laura Bush will travel to Heiligendamm in Germany for the G8 summit which is scheduled to take place between June 6th and June 8th.
Protests have occurred already in the region and radical demonstrators have clashed with police in the port town of Rostock.
Many groups feel the G8 has not done enough to fund development in Africa and fight poverty which claims millions of casualties every year.