DEUTSCHE WELLE
06.06.2007

G8 Summit | 06.06.2007Outlook Is Bleak for Big Strides on Climate Issues

Germany's agenda for the G8 summit ranges from Africa and trade to hedge funds, relations with Russia, the Middle East and Kosovo. But it is the climate that is getting the most heat.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has made climate change and the challenges to combat it a key issue at the Group of Eight summit she is hosting at the Baltic coastal resort of Heiligendamm in Germany.

Observers are saying a substantial outcome is unlikely, however. And in recent statements, Merkel has tried to put the stress on at least getting the G8 countries to agree to keep at least agreeing to keep talks on climate change within a United Nations framework .