UK urges divided G20 to reach climate finance deal

posted at Reuters 23 days ago

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - British finance minister Alistair Darling urged his G20 counterparts on Saturday to work toward a $100 billion deal on tackling climate change as developing nations held firm they did not want to talk about it. Darling is hosting the third meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers this year in St Andrews, Scotland, to discuss the progress of the

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Banking reforms dominate G-20 talks

posted at Indianexpress 23 days ago

Differences over exiting economic stimuli, reforming banking system and fighting climate change are threatening to derail efforts of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and his G-20 counterparts as they met on Saturday in Scotland to pursue an agenda of sustainable economic growth. Host Britain, still in the grip of recession, is keen to continue .. more »

UK's Darling urges G20 progress on climate finance

posted at Dnaindia 23 days ago

St. Andrews, Scotland: British finance minister Alistair Darling on Saturday called on his G20 counterparts to make progress on climate change finance. Darling, hosting the G20 finance ministers'' meeting, also said a framework for the return to future economic growth needed to be agreed... more »

Climate talks `not going well`: Ed Miliband

posted at Zeenews 23 days ago

Miliband indicated that December's meeting, being convened to agree a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, could be the precursor to a legally binding treaty, rather than yielding one itself. During a debate on preparations for Copenhagen in the House of Commons, Miliband told lawmakers: "The UN negotiations are moving too slowly and not .. more »

Britain urges divided G20 to reach climate finance deal

posted at Reuters 23 days ago

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - British finance minister Alistair Darling urged his G20 counterparts on Saturday to work toward a $100 billion deal to tackle climate change but developing nations insisted they did not want to talk about it. Britain is hosting the third meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers this year in St .. more »

G20 agree too early to remove stimulus - UK's Darling

posted at Reuters 24 days ago

LONDON (Reuters) - G20 policymakers are agreed that it is too early to pull the plug on economic life-support packages as the global recovery is still fragile, British finance minister Alistair Darling told Reuters in an interview. Darling is hosting the third meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers this year in St Andrews, .. more »