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English/Nat With just two days left at the Kyoto world climate summit talks in Japan, Europe and the U-S remain at loggerheads over the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Europeans want emissions cut 15 percent by 2010. But the U-S say they won't promise what they can't deliver. As the debate continues, environment ministers from 150 nations are still trying to thrash out an agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions over the next 20 years. European environment ministers are sticking to their goal of cutting greenhouse gases by 15 per cent by 2010, despite pressure from the U-S to relax their stand. Many delegates at Tokyo's world climate summit supported the European position on Monday, and called for common law and regulations to bind all developed countries to flat rate reductions. Kinza Clodumar, President of Nauru, warned that the industrial powers are about to commit "cultural genocide" against small and weak island nations like the tiny western Pacific republic of Nauru. On Nauru, the shoreline fringe where the 10,000 people live rises no higher than 6 feet (2 metres), encircling a central plateau that once held phosphates but was long ago gouged out by mining. SOUNDBITE: (English) "We are trapped, our waste at our back and to our front a terrifying rising flood of biblical proportions. The crime is called cultural genocide. It must not be tolerated by the family of nations. The crime is no less when it is perpetrated slowly by the emission of invisible gases." SUPER CAPTION: Kinza Clodumar, President of Naruru Senator Robert Hill, Australia's environment minister, told delegates that cost sharing was essential to ensure cuts in emissions. SOUNDBITE: (English) "To achieve this differentiated targets to ensure equitable sharing of the cost of actions across the whole of Annex One are essential." SUPER CAPTION: Senator Robert Hill, Australian Environment Minister But despite calls for reducing emissions by 15 percent, the U-S continues to push for targets which they consider more realistic. Earlier at the climate conference on Thursday, U-S Vice President Al Gore said the U-S negotiating team in Kyoto had been given increased negotiating flexibility if the eventual plan preserves basic principles of the U-S position. Gore refused to commit America to any action which would curb the threat of chaotic weather patterns if the pollution continues. Administration and congressional sources reported a key condition for deeper U-S gas reductions remained the "meaningful participation" in cutback plans by developing countries, which thus far have been exempted. The American stand sparked a bout of bitter criticism. Demonstrators from Friends of the Earth stood outside the conference centre reading aloud from Gore's book in rebuttal. SOUNDBITE: (English) "The developed nations must be willing to lead by example otherwise the third world is not likely to consider making the required changes even in return for substantial assistance. Al Gore." SUPER CAPTION: Vox Pop, Demonstrator Australia has also drawn fire from rich nations in recent weeks for a stance that would actually lead to a rise in greenhouse gas emissions over coming years. Australian Environment Minister Robert Hill said recent government measures would in fact bring a cut of four percent in Australia's per capita emissions. SOUNDBITE: (English) "Well we hope in another two days to be signing onto a figure that's good for Australia and good for our contribution to a better global outcome." SUPER CAPTION: Robert Hill, Australian Environment Minister Some nations, like Germany, said they were prepared not only to abide by the 15 percent goal in reducing emissions, but to exceed it. SOUNDBITE: (English) SOUNDBITE: (English) You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/d7b36dfc7c112255208eca2fd1d41584 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork