G20
We’ve only just begun: more climate fights are coming
Luckily for the chances of avoiding global warming, the Paris climate deal isn’t the only game in town. Here’s a rundown of what else is cooking
Mark Carney: G20 to make green finance a ‘priority’
NEWS: Bank of England governor and chair of Financial Stability Board says it’s time to mainstream climate-friendly fund
G20 leaders disappoint climate campaigners with weak statement
NEWS: Overshadowed by Paris terrorist attacks, major economies meet in Turkey backs 2C goal but makes no progress on contentious issues
G20 must act on fossil fuel subsidy reform
COMMENT: Incentives to keep burning polluting fuels don’t make business sense, argues Sandrine Dixson-Declève ahead of Antalya summit
Are major economies putting the squeeze on coal?
ANALYSIS: Upcoming G20 and OECD meetings promise a crackdown on fossil fuel subsidies, but their actions tell a different story
G20: 8 reasons why this weekend’s summit is climate critical
COMMENT: The G20 never used to be a big moment in the climate calendar. But times have changed. What’s decided in Antalya will have ramifications for Paris
G20 urged to switch fossil fuel subsidies for climate finance
NEWS: Transfer public support for polluting products into green growth and protection from extreme weather, says CAN Europe
G20 could determine if rich meet climate finance promise
NEWS: Lack of breakthrough on core plank of UN deal tees up November meeting to tackle contentious issue
G20 to assess ‘carbon bubble’ threat – media reports
NEWS: United States, China, India, Russia, Australia, and Saudi Arabia to probe risks of stranded assets ahead of UN climate pact
Green groups tell G20 ministers to stop fossil fuel subsidies
NEWS: Turkish prime minister urged to focus on phasing out “inefficient” fossil fuel funds, in letter from 39 organisations
Australia left isolated as G20 backs climate action call
NEWS: Pressure from US and EU forces Abbott U-turn in Brisbane as global warming heats up summit negotiations
US and Japan set to make Green Climate Fund pledges
NEWS: The US is poised to pledge at least $2.5 billion to help poor countries tackle global warming, with Japan contributing $1-1.5bn
Australian doctors mount coal warning as G20 kicks off
NEWS: Australia’s coal industry is costing $8.3 billion a year in medical costs, as lung and heart disease rise
Don’t back coal if you want to address energy poverty – report
NEWS: Analysts, youth and religious leaders rubbish industry claims that coal can solve energy poverty, ahead of G20 summit
G20 big oil billions “undermines” climate action
NEWS: Overseas Development Institute says countries are continuing to support uneconomic fossil fuel exploration
Australia agrees to include climate change on G20 agenda
NEWS: Tony Abbott grudgingly inserts paragraph on climate change, in line with international demands
Australian opposition ‘unlikely’ to keep climate off G20 agenda
NEWS: Australia lacks gravitas to cast off climate talk, with US and China likely to put pressure on Tony Abbott
G20 commits to Green Climate Fund but no mention of Kyoto
G20 leaders call for “balanced outcome in Durban” and set sights on eradicating fossil fuel subsidies but makes no statement on Kyoto Protocol