Uh-oh, G-20 Poised To Signal Retreat From Paris Climate Deal Pledge

Uh-oh.

Finance ministers for the U.S., China, Germany and other members of the Group of 20 economies may scale back a robust pledge for their governments to combat climate change, ceding efforts to the private sector.

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G-20 Poised to Signal Retreat From Climate-Change Funding Pledge

The shift in tone comes as U.S. President Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin, prepares for his first G-20 meeting, scheduled for March 17 to 18 in the spa town of Baden-Baden. While European nations including Germany have been at the forefront of combating global warming, Trump has called climate change a hoax.

HT: WUWT