{"id":48968,"date":"2023-07-28T17:26:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T16:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/?p=48968"},"modified":"2023-07-28T17:26:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T16:26:51","slug":"g20-climate-negotiations-fail-ministers-us-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2023\/07\/28\/g20-climate-negotiations-fail-ministers-us-china\/","title":{"rendered":"G20 climate talks fail to deliver emission cuts despite leadership pleas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Climate ministers from the G20 group of nations have failed to agree on targets to reduce emissions and accelerate the energy transition, laying bare entrenched divisions with only four months left before the start of Cop28.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At a summit in Chennai, India, on Friday developed countries pushed for a commitment to peak emissions by 2025 and to cut them by 60% by 2035 (from 2019 levels) to limit global warming. This is what needs to happen to limit global warming to the critical figure of 1.5\u00b0C, according<\/a> to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).<\/p>\n

But developing nations opposed the demands, wanting to stick to the Paris Agreement that allowed different countries to tackle global warming in different ways depending on their circumstances, Reuters reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The outcome conflicts with a joint plea<\/a> by the Cop28 boss Sultan al Jaber and the head of the UN climate body Simon Stiell urging\u00a0G20 ministers to “leave Chennai on the right path and with a clear signal that the political will to tackle the climate crisis is there”.<\/p>\n

G20 climate talks<\/h3>\n

The G20 is seen as a key forum to reach a consensus on targets ahead of UN climate summits. The group of nations is responsible for 85% of the world\u2019s GDP and 80% of the world\u2019s emissions. “The world needs its leaders to unite, act and deliver; and that must start with the G20”, said al Jaber and Stiell.<\/p>\n

But, after days of intense discussions<\/a>, the talks ended with the same outcome as the meeting of G20 energy ministers’ <\/a>last week: no agreement and fractured relations.<\/p>\n

Some European officials accused a “small group of countries” of trying to walk back previous climate pledges.<\/p>\n

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As fires rage around the world and temperatures break records, the #G20<\/a> has unfortunately failed to act as a group with the necessary urgency and clarity. In the face of an acute climate crisis, such a signal from the world's biggest emitters is unacceptable. 1\/2<\/p>\n

— Jennifer Morgan (@climatemorgan) July 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n