Germany Says Indonesia Will Join G-7 Nations in Climate Club
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Olaf Scholz, left, and Joko Widodo during the opening of the Hanover technology fair in Hanover, Germany, on April 16.
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Indonesia is set to join a new climate club established by the Group of Seven nations, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said.
The addition of Southeast Asia’s biggest economy would add heft to the group, which Scholz pushed to create last year in a bid to coordinate global rules on climate matters and avoid trade disputes over green tariffs.