The Board considered that the unilateral debiting of the Institute apos s account in the amount of US 134,136 was tantamount to a seizure of the Institute apos s assets and not in line with the role of the United Nations as the trustee of the Institute apos s funds.

For example, one half of the carbon equation is how much we emit, and the other half of the carbon equation, as I'm very conscious as a trustee of Kew, is how much things soak up, and they soak up carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

When the G 20 leaders meet in London, they should consider giving the IMF the independence it needs to become an effective guardian of global financial stability. Putting independent experts on this Board will be a key step in that direction.

Moreover, such a bailout could undermine the ECB s trustworthiness as guardian of the euro s stability, particularly in light of the new political power that it would obtain. And it would further undermine the rule of law in the EU at a time when confidence in the Union s governing treaties is already fragile.