Caption: Presidents Macri and Xi (image:Casa Rosada)
With new allies, Argentina reassesses its relationship with China
Macri and Xi agree new action plan but accession to Belt and Road and key nuclear projects stall
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Fossil fuels distance Argentina from G20 goals
Coal, oil and gas subsidies persist in world’s 20 largest economies despite longstanding pledge
Caption: Mauricio Macri, president of G20 host Argentina, meets Angela Merkel, Chancellor of former host Germany (image: G20 Argentina)
G20 must boost action on climate change
New report argues for a clean break from fossil fuels as countries prepare for Argentina summit
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Cooperation: the key to increasing climate action in Latin America
LAC Climate Week unites non-state and sub-national actors hoping to boost climate cooperation
Caption: Argentine president Mauricio Macri addresses delegates at the World Trade Organisation’s 11th ministerial conference in Buenos Aires in December (image: WTO/ Cuika Foto)
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Paris and Buenos Aires: different host cities, similar climate challenges
With careful diplomacy, high-level meetings in France and Argentina can spur climate action
Caption: Argentine president Mauricio Macri and German chancellor Angela Merkel meet at the 2017 G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany (image: Casa Rosada ).
Argentina prepares G20 climate agenda
Uncertainty surrounds group’s ability to advance sustainability goals with the presence of the US
Caption: China and the US have ratified the Paris Climate Agreement (image: Pablo Martinez Monsivais).
India dithers as China and the US ratify Paris pact
China and US ratifications gave a boost to Paris Agreement as India hopes for nuclear bargain
Caption: The West Lake in the city of Hangzhou, where the 2016 G20 summit will be held (image: Damien Thorne).
G20 must do more to green the economy
China leads energy transition as Latin American members face their own emissions challenges
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New China-led development bank mindful to co-operate with critics
Expanding AIIB is determined to avoid mistakes and “reputational damage” in its first projects
Caption: After reaching a historic climate deal in Paris in December, the huge task of implementing and financing the shift to a low carbon economy begins in earnest (image: COP Paris/ Arnaud Bouissou)
After Paris, it’s “all hands on deck” for climate finance
With China at the helm, South-South cooperation on climate finance can make 2016 a historic year