The Pembina Institute's recent Backgrounder outlines some of the key areas where the G8 and G20 summits in Canada could help to bolster the global climate negotiations, particularly by providing financial support for climate action in poorer countries. It also describes the Government of Canada's approach to central G8/G20 climate issues, including the role that it sees for climate change at the G8 and G20 summits. Read

From the June 25, 2010 edition of Canada Watch, a weekly summary of Canadian news and information sources compiled by the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C.