G-20 Poised to Signal Retreat From Climate-Change Funding Pledge
- Draft statement encourages private funding for climate change
- Previous communique emphasized strong government support
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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.
Citing “scarce public resources,” the ministers said they would encourage multilateral development banks to raise private funds to accomplish goals set under the 2015 Paris climate accord, according to a preliminary statement drafted for a meeting that will be held in Germany next week.