ST ANDREWS, Scotland, Nov 7 - British finance minister Alistair Darling urged his G20 counterparts on Saturday to work toward a $100bn deal on tackling climate change as developing nations held firm they did not want to talk about it.

Mr Darling is hosting the third meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers this year in St Andrews, Scotland, to discuss the progress of the global economy and come up with a framework to ensure future crises did not happen.