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G20 countries pay over $1,000 per citizen in fossil fuel subsidies, say IMF

2015-08-04 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Subsidies for fossil fuels amount to $1,000 (640) a year for every citizen living in the G20 group of the worlds leading economies, despite the groups pledge in 2009 to phase out support for coal, oil and gas. New figures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) show that the US, which hosted the G20 summit in 2009, gives $700bn a year in fossil fuel subsidies, equivalent to $2,180 for every American. President Barack Obama backed the phase out but has since overseen a steep rise in federal...

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G20 Action Plan for Food Sustainability

2015-05-11 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

ANALYSIS - Agriculture ministers from around the world have backed a plan to increase food security and sustainability and reduce food waste.

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Food waste an enormous economic problem, say G20 ministers

2015-05-08 16:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Food wasted by consumers is an enormous economic problem and nations should ensure excess food is given to the hungry instead of being thrown away, agriculture ministers from the G20 said on Friday. The two-day meeting in Istanbul has focused on problems of food security and nutrition, including the impact of climate change. A reduction in the amount of food wasted would improve food security, the ministers said in their final communique. We note with great concern the significant extent of...

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Scientists warn G20 $60 trillion infrastructure plan is "doubling down on a dangerous vision"

2015-03-13 19:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: If there's one thing most governments and even political parties appear to agree on it's a desire for more infrastructure, i.e. more roads, dams, bridges, power plants, airports and seaports, sewers, pipelines, and telecommunication systems. At the most recent G20 meeting in Brisbane, the world's biggest economies agreed on the need for more infrastructure around the globe, including a plan to boost infrastructure spending by trillions of dollars by 2030 and setting up a so-called Global Infrastructure...

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