LONDON, May 28 (Xinhuanet) -- The forthcoming 2005 summit of the Group of Eight industrialized nations (G8) will not set a timetable to reduce global warming, British newspaper The Independent reported on Saturday.

    The G8 summit will discuss the role of nuclear power in reducing climate change, but it is not preparing to set new targets or a timetable to cut global warming, the paper said, citing a leaked draft communique on climate change for the G8 summit.

    The paper, Draft G8 Climate Change and Sustainable Energy, which outlines the key climate change issues for the G8 summit, shows no new timetable for reducing carbon emissions or any ambitious new targets for progress after 2012, said the paper.

    According to the draft, talks about "cleaner" technologies willinclude nuclear power, despite public opposition to expanding the technology in Britain.

    The draft says that the G8 summit, which is be held at Gleneagles in Scotland from July 6-8, will end with a joint statement on nuclear power.

    In 2005, Britain becomes the presidency state of the G8, the eight industrialized countries grouping Britain, France, Japan, Germany, Italy, Canada, Russia and the United States. Enditem