Sanctions postponed while negotiations are going on with UK and European Commission.
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warns that “we are digging our own graves” as he calls on countries to act to protect the planet from global warming.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara was not stepping back from anti-terror operations, urging NATO ally US to stop its support of “terrorist organisations” in the region.
President Joe Biden will commit to cutting emissions in large part through a key budget bill that would unleash $555 billion in climate spending, according to US National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy.
Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies committed to the key Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
The summit brings officials from almost 200 countries to Glasgow, aiming to haggle over the best measures to keep global temperatures from rising by more than 1.5C.
Drafts of the G20's final communique showed little progress in terms of new commitments to curb pollution ahead of COP26 climate talks in Glasgow.
Phasing out coal, climate finance and article 6 are among the thorniest negotiations on the agenda. Civil society groups are set to make their voices heard on the sidelines of the conference
Leaders of the G20 nations gathering in Italy will confront a global recovery hampered by a series of stumbling blocks: an energy crunch spurring higher fuel and utility prices, new Covid-19 outbreaks and logjams in supply chains.
Ankara has accelerated progress to mitigate negative effects of climate change as activists in Turkey say a new era in policy has begun after it ratified the Paris Agreement.
Global supply chains have allowed wealthy countries to make lofty emission reduction claims - while outsourcing their carbon footprint overseas
Researches find that climate finance must increase eightfold to meet the required funding to slow down a rise in global temperature.
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