G20 summit to focus on climate, Covid and recovery measures

Reuters Updated - October 20, 2021 at 02:31 PM.

Rome summit comes just before United Nations COP26 meet in Glasgow

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The summit of the G20 leaders scheduled in Rome at the end of this month will focus on the fight against climate change, coronavirus and the measures required for a global recovery after the pandemic, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Wednesday.

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“Without the involvement of the world’s largest economies,we will not be able to comply with the Paris Agreement and limit global warming,” Draghi told Senate in remarks ahead of this week’s European Council meeting.

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The Rome summit is seen as particularly important because it comes just before the United Nations COP26 climate change conference to be held in Glasgow, Scotland, where the position of G20 nations will be critical.

Published on October 20, 2021 09:01