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G20 promises "strong & effective" climate action following "trench warfare" w/ Australia
2014-11-17 11:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The G20 yesterday reasserted its commitment to "strong and effective action to address climate change", announcing new measures to promote energy and fuel efficiency and reaffirming its commitment to phasing out "inefficient fossil fuel subsidies", financing a new Green Climate Fund, and finalising a new international climate change treaty in Paris next year. However, reports quickly emerged revealing how the passages on climate change included in the communique released at the end of the Brisbane...
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VIDEO: G20 delivers 'more and less'
2014-11-17 04:59:24| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Leaders at the summit of the G20 group of nations deliver "more and less" than was expected, according to BBC chief business correspondent, Linda Yueh.
Abbott tells G20 leaders he backs coal despite pleas on climate change
2014-11-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Tony Abbott has told a G20 leaders discussion on energy he was standing up for coal as the Queensland government prepares to unveil new infrastructure spending to help the development of Australias largest coal mine. Abbott opened the closed-door discussion on energy on Sunday morning by telling the world leaders that as the worlds largest producer of coal, Id like to stand up for coal, sources told Guardian Australia. Several leaders, including the French president, François...
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G20 commits to growth, fighting climate change
2014-11-16 13:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Indian Express: Leaders of the Group of 20 countries on Sunday agreed to take a variety of measures to add an extra $2 trillion or 2.1 per cent to world economic output and create millions of jobs by 2018. Despite host Australia pitching hard to keep climate change outside the G20 agenda, US President Barack Obama brought conviction to its inclusion by announcing a $3 billion climate change fund for developing countries on Saturday. Japan followed suit by committing another $1.5 billion. Suresh Prabhu, sherpa...
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G20 leaders force Australia back down climate change language
2014-11-16 09:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: World leaders have forced Australia to include stronger language on climate change in the G20 communique, but Tony Abbott told the summit that as the leader of a major coal producer he would be standing up for coal. The references demanded by other leaders, including the US president, Barack Obama, were reluctantly accepted by Australia at the last minute. They included a call for contributions to the international green climate fund that the prime minister has previously derided and for the...
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