Clean energy: wanted everywhere but in the latest G20 text Toronto, Canada - The G20 leaders conference has wound down to a disappointing close in Canada, failing to build on last year's commitments to phase out fossil fuel subsidies and downgrading mentions of clean energy from eight mentions in their Pittsburgh communique to none from [...]
Leaked G20 declaration sees G20 abandon plans to stop handouts to Big oil and Coal Press release - June 23, 2010 International/Toronto-23 June 2010--As BP’s oil continues to gush into the Gulf of Mexico, G20 heads of state, due to meet in Toronto this weekend, are planning to dilute last year’s commitment to phase out [...]
G20: Climate Change No Longer A Priority Thursday, 13 May 2010 14:49 The Canadian Press Canada brushed aside a direct public demand Wednesday by the visiting United Nations chief and reiterated that it will not make climate change a priority agenda item when it hosts the G20 summit next month. Prime Minister Stephen Harper stuck [...]