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US, China strike new climate agreement at G-20 summit
2013-09-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The United States and China announced Friday they would seek to eliminate some of the worlds most potent greenhouse gases through the 1987 Montreal Protocol, the landmark treaty that successfully phased out ozone-depleting substances decades ago. The move, announced at the Group of 20 summit in St. Petersburg, is significant because it provides a clear path for curbing a major contributor to global warming in the near term as world leaders grapple with the more challenging task of cutting carbon...
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VIDEO: Syria could re-write G20 Russia menu
2013-09-05 03:28:55| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
G20 leaders are gathering in St Petersburg with the economy as the lead item on the menu, but the crisis in Syria could dominate the table.
G20 to agree tax avoidance fight
2013-09-05 01:07:32| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Thursday's meeting of G20 nations is expected to sign an agreement to fight tax avoidance by multinationals, but the Syrian crisis will also be in focus.
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G20 warned over Africa tax avoidance
2013-09-03 23:55:32| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Urgent action is needed at Thursday's G20 summit in St Petersburg to fix a tax system that allows firms to "rip off" poor African nations, Oxfam has warned.
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Australia: Coalition vows to lead G20 in new rainforest protection strategy
2013-08-30 10:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Coalition has pledged to lead the G20 in a new global rainforest protection strategy despite committing itself to taking the unusual step of removing a world heritage listing for parts of Tasmania's forests. Greg Hunt, the Coalition's environment spokesman, told Guardian Australia that, if elected, he wanted to help cut by 50% the 8bn tonnes of annual CO2 emissions caused by deforestation. "This won't be something that happens overnight, of course, but it's certainly something to work...
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