During the climate change meetings at the Group of Eight (G-8) Summit in July 2008, President George W. Bush summarized the results of the meeting:

The G-8 expressed our desire to have a--a significant reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050. We [the United States] made it clear and the other nations agreed that they must also participate in an ambitious goal, with interim goals and interim plans to enable the world to successfully address climate change. And we made progress, significant progress, toward a comprehensive approach.

Even with public statements of support for emission reductions at an international event, President Bush's actions continue to be consistent with his position on the Kyoto Protocol, which he made clear in a letter to U.S. Senate leaders in March 2001. In the letter, he stated: "As you know, I oppose the Kyoto Protocol."