The initiative, spearheaded by Brazil during its G20 presidency this year, could potentially raise $250bn a year. But, fresh from withdrawing negotiators from Cop19, the government of Javier Milei, elected president of Argentina this summer on a hard-right,

The U.N.'s climate chief called on leaders of the world's biggest economies on Saturday to send a signal of support for global climate finance efforts when they meet in Rio de Janeiro next week, to help trigger a deal at COP29 talks.

With negotiations on climate finance in Baku at a standstill, leaders are turning to the G20 meeting in Brazil for a breakthrough .

(Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, his office said in a statement on Sunday.

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will seek to build a "pragmatic" relationship with China that is "rooted in the UK's national interests" when he meets President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Brazil on Monday.

Sir Keir Starmer is due to meet with President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit this week, with the government saying it wants "stable and pragmatic engagement" with China. The prime minister will say it is right to engage with China on "areas of mutual cooperation" such as international stability,