The Government has offered Australia's three mobile operators, and vividwireless, renewal of their existing spectrum allocated on 15 year licences in the late 90s and early 2000s at set prices, while the Government expects to rake in $3 billion.
Before the meeting of the G-8, a group of representatives from the five major emerging countries met. These countries are Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and South Africa.
The five countries announced that the G-8 countries should reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 80 to 95% by 2050 from their 1990 base levels, as opposed to only a 50% reduction by 2050 (in the G-8 plan) and without any base year to start their plan.
They also stated that developed countries should set a mid-term goal of a 25 to 40% drop of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 from their base-year 1990 levels.
The five countries also suggested that developed countries use 0.5% of their gross domestic product (GDP) to help developing countries counter global climate change, and use 0.7% of their GDP on general aid to such developing countries. [Statistics found in the Reuters article]
The five countries laid out their plans publicly before meeting with the representatives of the G-8 countries.
These representives stated that a joint global agreement with respect to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions must take "into account historical responsibility and respective capacities as a fair and just approach.” [Reuters]
Additional information on the 2008 Summit is found at:
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