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G20 urged to ditch fossil fuel subsidies by 2020, go green
G20 urged to ditch fossil fuel subsidies by 2020, go green OSLO, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Investors and insurers with more than $2.8 trillion in assets under management on Wednesday called on the Group of 20 economies to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2020 despite U.S. doubts about climate change. G20 nations should work […]
G20 task force wants companies to come clean on climate change risk
Climate change measures voluntary, some push for mandatory By Nina Chestney LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Companies will be asked to disclose how they manage the risks to their business from climate change and greenhouse gas emission cuts by a global task force set up to try to prevent market shocks from the warming of […]
Pressure for G20 deadline on fossil fuel subsidies shifts to Germany
G20 members unable to agree on fossil fuel subsidies end date By Megan Rowling BARCELONA, Sept 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – After this week’s G20 summit in China failed to set a target year to phase out hundreds of billions of dollars in state subsidies for polluting fossil fuels, green groups and experts are urging Germany […]
Russia, Saudi Arabia to set up task force to secure oil market stability
Russia, Saudi Arabia sign agreement to cooperate on oil market stability BEIJING, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed to set up a task force to review oil market fundamentals and to recommend measures and actions that will secure oil market stability, according to a joint statement issued on the sideline of G20 summit on […]
Obama to highlight climate issues at home before journey overseas
Obama to visit Lake Tahoe, Honolulu, Midway Atoll on way to G20 meeting By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday embarked on a 10-day trip where he will stress the urgency of curbing climate change and try to achieve some final agreements with world leaders at a G20 meeting […]
Insurers call on G20 to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2020
Fossil fuel subsidies amount to $444B: Overseas Development Institute OSLO, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Insurers with $1.2 trillion under management called on Tuesday for the Group of 20 to set a timetable to phase out fossil fuels subsidies by 2020 when they meet at a summit in China this weekend. Aviva, Aegon NV and MS […]
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