The state of the Chinese economy was sharply focus at the G8 summit in Italy. Andrew Leung from Andrew Leung International considers the outlook.

Environment ministers got a lesson on the science last weekend in Greenland, where they were encouraged to resolve differences over emissions targets. CNBC’s Geoff Cutmore reports.

CNBC's Steve Sedgwick spoke to Ken Rogoff, professor of public policy at Harvard University & former IMF chief economist, about the key issues at the G8 summit in Italy.

European stocks closed higher Thursday, breaking a 5-session losing streak. Louis Gargour from LNG Capital considers the outlook.

China and India will eventually reach an international agreement on reducing carbon emissions, Nobuo Tanaka, executive director at the IEA, told CNBC at the G8 summit in Italy. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director at the IMF, joined the discussion.

The role of the emerging markets has been top of the G8's agenda in Italy. Luis Costa from Commerzbank spoke to CNBC about the outlook.

CNBC's Martin Baccardax spoke to Tony Blair, former prime minister of the UK, about his special report, Breaking The Climate Change Deadlock.

This week's G8 meeting could see global leaders commit to a significant cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. CNBC’s Geoff Cutmore investigates.

The UK's Conservative Party said it would hand all financial regulatory power to the Bank of England should it win the next general election. George Osborne, shadow chancellor of the exchequer for the Conservative Party, spoke to CNBC.

G8 leaders said the world economy still faces significant risks and may need further help. Morris Reid from BGR Group has more.