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September 18, 2009 Birdsall calls for G-20 action on climate CGD president Nancy Birdsall last week called on the G-20 to begin working toward consensus on the institutional arrangements needed to implement a future climate agreement, including the potential role of multilateral institutions such as the World Bank in providing risk management tools to help developing countries respond to new threats arising from both climate change and the globalized economy. Access the speech itself or read a summary and post a comment on CGD's Views from the Center blog. My thanks to Robin Kraft for his help in preparing this letter. Best wishes, David Wheeler News Clinton Foundation to set up 3000MW solar plant in Gujarat (India Times) EU offers poor nations billions in climate aid (Associated Press) South Africa won't sign emission cut targets if they hurt growth (Reuters) Brazil says U.S. climate goal unacceptable (Reuters) India's carbon output could be halved at cost of $1.1 trillion, says report (BusinessGreen.com) Carbon firm highlights risk, appetite of forest credits (Reuters) India ready to quantify cuts (India Express) |
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