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Climate vulnerability should be factored into debt relief, says IMF head

CLIMATE_HOME_RSS, energy, G20, IMFBy CCR@IIXXI8 April 8, 2021

Kristalina Georgieva said the IMF was considering proposals to ensure climate vulnerable middle-income nations receive support to build back better from Covid-19 The post Climate...

Campaigners confront IMF chief over green recovery contradictions

CLIMATE_HOME_RSS, IMFBy CCR@IIXXI8 October 13, 2020

Analysis shows IMF advice to countries accessing Covid-19 emergency funds fails to systematically address climate risks and implicitly endorses fossil fuel subsidies The post Campaigners...

IMF endorses EU plan to put a carbon price on imports

CLIMATE_HOME_RSS, IMFBy CCR@IIXXI8 September 17, 2020

If major emitters do not agree to a minimum carbon price, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said the EU was right to impose tariffs on imports...

The U.S. Spends More To Subsidize Dirty Fuels Than on Defense

coal, En_Fossil_Mn, fossil fuel, gas, IMF, industries, MORE_NEWS_SECURITY, NEWS_ARCHIVE, oil, Politics_National_MNBy CCR@IIXXI8 May 14, 2019

U.S. subsidies to the fossil fuel industry were nearly $650 billion in 2015, according to new estimates by the International Monetary Fund. That number –...