Outgoing president George Bush announced today that he was setting a national goal for the United States to curb growth in greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. The target falls well below targets committed to by other nations. He reiterated his objections to the approach set out in the Kyoto Protocol, and his expectation that technology will provide the solution to the climate crisis. Bush said the target would be met through a national plan that "will be a comprehensive blend of market incentives and regulations to reduce emissions by encouraging clean and efficient energy technologies." He also said United States would be willing to build this plan into a binding international agreement, "so long as our fellow major economies are prepared to include their plans in such an agreement."

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