The G8 countries are lagging behind in the race against climate change, finds a new research that measures the climate performance of G8 nations and five emerging economies.

Throughout the last years and months, governments all over the world have pledged themselves to prevent dangerous climate change. The G8 Climate Scorecards 2008, a report by Ecofys, an independent environmental consultancy, has looked at what these promises are worth. While the UK leads the race slightly ahead of France and Germany, all three countries are still falling short on what they would have to do to limit global warming to a maximum of 2° Celsius.