Senate Spurns G-20 Climate Policy

By Aislinn McLaughlin
The Blue Print
on G-20:

In the wake of a rejection from the Senate, the G-20 assessed the cause of their climate policy’s defeat. The G-20 Climate Policy was an effort to fund research for eco-friendly infrastructure in other countries, developing green industries such as wind power and transportation.

According to Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State, the biggest issue with their policy was most likely the confusion surrounding the source of funding. The G-20 proposed that each country donate 0.1% of its gross domestic product (GDP) to fund this research.

For countries like the United States however, 0.1% of the GDP is a large amount of money. Consequently, the G-20 placed a cap on the amount of funds larger countries would be required to contribute.

The Senate may choose to reconsider this proposal in the future, but for now, the G-20 has wasted no time in moving on to its next big task: solving world hunger.