What's wrong with setting goals?

Apparently, our leaders have a problem in doing so, no matter what the subject. Today it's global warming. We don't want to set a goal of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or a goal of keeping the temperature increase below 2 degrees this century.

And, of course, with our fear of words we also object to the following:

A clause saying "climate change is speeding up and will seriously damage our common natural environment and severely weaken (the) global economy... resolute action is urgently needed in order to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions" is struck out.

So are a statement that "we are deeply concerned about the latest findings confirmed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)", and a commitment to send a "clear message" on international efforts to combat global warming at the next round of UN climate talks in December.