G20 Talks End in Disagreement over Emission Reduction Targets
The G20 major nations failed to reach an agreement on concrete targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, releasing only a statement that criticized current measures as "insufficient." The three-day meeting in Chennai, India, highlighted divisions among members on issues such as carbon budgets, historical emissions, net-zero goals, and financing for developing countries. Developed nations called for mitigation targets to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but developing countries argued that such targets would hinder their infrastructure development. China and Saudi Arabia did not make commitments, and the EU's Environment Commissioner expressed disappointment, stating that the G20 countries were "nowhere" on their climate change commitments. This failure follows the recent disagreement among G20 economies on phasing down fossil fuels.