G20 leaders struggling to commit to climate action, draft shows

Changes to draft statement, in some cases weakening language, show painstaking discussions over wording involved in climate diplomacy

The statement also says the leaders recognized “the key relevance” of achieving net zero carbon emissions by the middle of this century.

“Keeping 1.5°C within reach will require meaningful and effective actions by all countries,” the latest draft says. The latest draft acknowledges that current national plans on how to curb emissions will have to be strengthened, but offers little detail on how this should be done. The willingness of wealthier countries to help finance the ecological transition of poorer ones, known as “climate financing”, is likely to be crucial toIn 2009, rich nations promised to provide US$100-billion per year of climate financing but they have failed to meet the pledge, generating mistrust and a reluctance among some developing nations to accelerate their emissions reductions.

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