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November 17, 2014

Leaders Cite Progress on Climate at G20; Putin Leaves Early amid Ukraine Criticism 
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World leaders have wrapped up the G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia,
where climate change topped the agenda. President Obama unveiled a $3
billion pledge to help poorer countries deal with global warming, a move
Friends of the Earth called "a step in the right direction [that] falls
far short of what is actually needed." French President François
Hollande said leaders made progress ahead of next month's U.N. climate
summit in Lima, Peru.

President François Hollande: "Lima, the location of the next climate
change conference, will be a very important step, and the G20 enabled
this step to be achieved before we all meet in Paris to sign the global
agreement, which gives a chance for our planet to avoid warming that
could reach 3 or 4 degrees Celsius according to the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change experts, which could trigger disasters and even
wars. A way to avoid conflicts and disasters is to make decisions."

Russian President Vladimir Putin left the G20 summit early amidst
criticism over Russia's involvement in Ukraine.

 

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