G-8 ministers begin talks focusing on climate change

G-8 ministers begin talks focusing on climate change

OTSU, Japan - Environment ministers of the Group of Eight (G-8) major nations begin their discussions on April 8, the second day of their three-day gathering at a hotel in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, focusing on measures to curb global warming.

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