G8 leaders have come out with a land mark climate change agreement on the back of meetings in L’Aquila in Italy (read the full communiqué here).

Is this good news? In a word, yes.

Is it jump for joy and do an embarrassing dance kinda news? In another word, no.

Why? Well, the answer lies in the numbers.

Read more at Adopt A Negotiator.org… or at the official G8 2009 meeting website….

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and US President Barack Obama during the G8 working session today, 08 July 2009, day 1 of the L’Aquila G8 Summit. G8website/Ansa photo by: Ciro Fusco