G20 panel says additional $3 trillion needed by 2030 towards climate action - GulfToday

G20 panel says additional $3 trillion needed by 2030 towards climate action

  • 18 Jul 2023
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Additional spending of around $3 trillion each year by 2030 would be required towards incremental investments in climate action and for meeting other sustainable development goals, a G20 panel said in a report, reviewed by Reuters, on Tuesday.

The independent panel, headed by economists Lawrence Summers and N.K. Singh, was commissioned by the Group of 20 nations to propose reforms for multilateral development banks with a focus on increasing funding for sustainable developments goals and climate change, among others.

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