Major Economies Meet on Eve of G-8 Talks; Binding Targets Sought for Poorer Nations

摘要

Rome-The Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate got started earlier than originally planned, with a last-minute round of ministerial meetings held in the Italian capital July 7, one day before the official start of the Group of Eight summit in L'Aquila, Italy.rnNo official conclusions were released in the wake of the ministerial talks, which were in preparation for the full MEF on July 9.rnThe MEF was originally scheduled to meet July 11, after the close of the July 8-10 G-8 talks. But the forum was folded into the G-8 negotiations because of security concerns and to accommodate the travel schedules of some of the leaders C32 INER 574. 6/24/09).