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G20 set to back climate goals, global trade in message to Trump

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Bloomberg • 6 min read
G20 set to back climate goals, global trade in message to Trump
Trump pulled out of the Paris accords the last time he was in the White House, promised to boost fossil fuel production and called climate change a big hoax. Photo: Bloomberg
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Group of 20 (G20) leaders meeting in Brazil next week are set to show unity on climate action and global trade rules, two areas threatened by US President-elect Donald Trump, as talks continue on how to characterize Russia’s war in Ukraine and tensions in the Middle East.  

Leaders of the world’s biggest economies will reaffirm “a strong commitment to multilateralism, especially in the light of the progress made under the Paris Agreement” and resolve to “stay united in the pursuit of the accord’s goals,” according to an early draft statement seen by Bloomberg News

It also called for the World Trade Organization to stay as the “core” of global commerce

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