Britain is in charge of the world summit this year and Prime Minister Tony Blair wants to focus on Africa and climate change.

Anderson will be attending the "G8 Sherpa consultation" meetings March 21-24 in London. Britain is paying for his flight, transportation and lodging.

The G8 2005 Web site says Blair wants to tackle climate change because "the science is well established and the dangers clear. For example, the number of people worldwide at risk of flooding has increased twenty-fold since the 1960s."

Some scientists say global warming is caused by an increase in greenhouse gases, which are primarily generated by burning fossil fuels.

Blair said the world's rich, industrialized countries that make up the G8 must take the lead in battling climate change. The G8, which stands for the "Group of Eight" nations, which is composed of Britain, France, Russia, Germany, the United States, Japan, Italy and Canada. It also includes the European Union.

President Bush has refused to commit the United States to the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement of nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

In 2000, Anderson agreed to the idea and said Salt Lake City would reduce government emissions by 7 percent by 2012.

The city is nearly there, reducing emissions by 20,227 tons through such measures as buying wind power, using energy-efficient light bulbs and purchasing alternative-fuel vehicles.

Anderson's commitment has gained him national and international recognition.

He has spoken about the city at United Nations conferences in India and Argentina and at other conferences within the United States.

In a statement, Anderson said he was honored to attend the G8 consultation meeting. "There is greater global awareness than ever before regarding the importance of local government's role in ending climate change, particularly when there is a complete lack of national leadership on this vital issue, as has been the case since President Bush was first elected."