UK warned not to back Mathias Cormann as new OECD head

UK warned not to back Mathias Cormann as new OECD head

Government told support for candidate with poor record on climate crisis would send 'terrible message' The UK has been warned not to send a dreadful message to the rest of the world by backing a controversial Australian former minister with a much-criticised climate change record to run the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.The race to be the next secretary-general of the OECD - the Paris-based economic thinktank that advises governments across the world - has narrowed to Mathias Cormann, the former Australian finance minister, and Cecilia Malmström, the former EU trade commissioner and Swedish centrist politician. The result is due by 15 March. Related: 'Not a suitable candidate': climate groups urge OECD not to appoint Mathias Cormann as next head Related: Mathias Cormann: the OECD candidate who helped destroy Australia's carbon-trading scheme Continue reading...