Sustainable development on the menu as APEC finance chiefs meet

Economic development and environmental action need to march hand in hand if the world is to successfully combat global warming, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday at the start of major global meeting.

The transition to sustainable energy needed to prevent catastrophic temperature rises must form part of the effort to secure jobs and growth, she told fellow finance ministers of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.