G20 holds keys to our safe climate future

The document calls for G20 leaders to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels and ensure the Paris Agreement is designed for ambition to avoid global warming of 3°C or more. It emphasizes the need for a five-year process to ramp up emission targets starting in 2020 and the delivery of $100 billion annual climate finance by 2020. Additionally, it urges the G20 to fulfill its 2009 promise to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, noting that the G20 currently spends nearly $90 billion annually on fossil fuel exploration.

• To ensure the Paris Agreement is ambitious, the authors propose a mechanism to regularly increase emission targets every five years, beginning in 2020, to reflect advancements in science and technology.
• Industrialized nations must provide a credible plan to deliver $100 billion per year in climate finance by 2020 to foster trust and support both emission reductions and climate adaptation.
• The G20 continues to spend nearly $90 billion annually on fossil fuel exploration, despite a 2009 promise to phase out fossil fuel subsidies and the fact that G20 members hold 75% of the world's renewable energy deployment potential.

APA

de Brum, T., & Jardim, M. D. F. M. (n.d.). G20 holds keys to our safe climate future. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/story/opinion-g20-holds-keys-to-our-safe-climate-future

Chicago

de Brum, Tony, and Maria de Fátima Monteiro Jardim. G20 holds keys to our safe climate future. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, n.d. https://cdkn.org/story/opinion-g20-holds-keys-to-our-safe-climate-future.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{debrumndg20, author = {de Brum, Tony and Jardim, Maria de Fátima Monteiro}, title = {{G20 holds keys to our safe climate future}}, publisher = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, url = {https://cdkn.org/story/opinion-g20-holds-keys-to-our-safe-climate-future}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }