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Brown hails 'major progess' in G8 on climate-change deal

A new G8 deal on climate change, halving global emissions by 2050, was last night hailed as "major progress" by Gordon Brown, but other nations said it lacked ambition and green campaigners dismissed it as "pathetic".

A new G8 deal on climate change, halving global emissions by 2050, was last night hailed as "major progress" by Gordon Brown, but other nations said it lacked ambition and green campaigners dismissed it as "pathetic".