Toronto – world leaders are gathering today to discuss several topics, including how to implement their commitment at their last meeting to phase out fossil fuel subsidies worldwide.
9:34, Monday, June 28
My prediction that some countries would show up with nothing (because I may have seen the leaked document with the commitments from different countries) hits the E&E Daily:
NATIONS: Six countries claim no fossil fuel subsidies — leaked G-20 report (06/28/2010)
Lisa Friedman, E&E reporter
President Obama and other world leaders yesterday renewed their commitment to phasing out fossil fuel subsidies, but sidestepped specifics about how individual countries would do so and when.
Issuing a final declaration as they wrapped up a Group of 20 economic summit in Toronto, leaders again asked finance and energy ministers to come up with strategies for eliminating assistance for oil and gas production and consumption.
5:21, Sunday, June 27
The G20 Ends
Some G20 leaders have taken first steps towards phasing out fossil fuel subsidies, but collectively, their actions still don’t address the urgent need to stop catastrophic climate change.
Read the full blog here on the Huffington Post.
