G20: Climate action hindered by geopolit • Table.Briefings

At the G20 summit in New Delhi over the weekend, the host country India had ambitious plans for the climate issue: Expanding renewables, reducing fossil fuels, financial aid, debt reform, changing lifestyles. But Russia and China have little interest in success.

The G20 meeting in New Delhi this coming weekend will yield little progress on climate policy. However, despite the recognition of the urgency of the climate crisis and the need to accelerate the energy transition, geopolitics will likely hobble any major and meaningful outcome. The working group ministerial meetings have demonstrated the unwillingness of countries to find common ground.

G20: Climate action hindered by geopolitical blockade

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