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Tag Archives: G20

Climate finance: G20 Ministers fail to get their job done (again)

By Christian Teriete | Published: November 8, 2009
Finance ministers of the world’s dominant economies failed to reach agreement on the financing required for a global agreement to stave off catastrophic climate change, WWF said today as the G20 finance ministers meeting here broke up with no resolution to issues dividing developed and emerging economies.  WWF expressed scepticism about their promise to make [...]
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The wrong time to be stingy: G20 in Scotland must solve climate finance

By Christian Teriete | Published: November 6, 2009
As the Finance Ministers of the world’s largest economies arrive for talks in Scotland, beginning this Friday, WWF urged them to agree crucial proposals for a global deal on climate finance, ahead of the UN summit in Copenhagen in December. The final G20 Finance Ministers meeting before the UN climate conference in Copenhagen in December takes [...]
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Ahead of G20: The tops and flops of policy to save climate and economy

By Christian Teriete | Published: November 5, 2009
Climate-friendly policies not only reduce greenhouse emissions and bring environmental benefits; they also boost and diversify the economy, a recent report scoring some 100 climate policies from G20 countries reveals. The report carried out by Ecofys and Germanwatch for WWF and E3G evaluates climate policies of countries accounting for around three-quarters of global greenhouse gas emissions, [...]
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The biggest threat to economic recovery

By stedrayton | Published: October 15, 2009
After a year of pain and pessimism, we are starting to see signs of an economic recovery. Green shoots are sprouting. Governments’ bold economic and financial actions of over the past year are beginning to take effect. But we are not out of the woods yet.
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Pittsburgh: G20 leaders must provide clarity on climate finance

By Christian Teriete | Published: September 24, 2009
Heads of State meeting at the G20 Summit need to agree on a climate financing strategy to open a green pathway out of the global economic crisis, creating jobs, new investment and securing sustainable economic growth, WWF said today. This week’s G20 meeting represents a critical opportunity for advancing success at the UN Climate Summit in [...]
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