G20 public finance for fossil fuels 'is four times more than renewables'

Soft loans, subsidies and World Bank funding mean nations are 'talking out of both sides of their mouths' on climate, says report

The G20 nations provide four times more public financing to fossil fuels than to renewable energy, a report has revealed ahead of their summit in Hamburg, where Angela Merkel has said climate change will be at the heart of the agenda.

The authors of the report accuse the G20 of "talking out of both sides of their mouths" and the summit faces the challenge of a sceptical US administration after Donald Trump pulled out of the global Paris agreement.