As Terrorism Unites G-20, Climate Change Exposes Divisions
- Leaders haggle over paragraph after France wants tougher words
- Paris summit on climate change will start on Nov. 30
A session during the G20 Turkey Leaders Summit Antalya, Turkey, on Nov. 15, 2015.
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After uniting to fight terrorism and narrowing their differences over the future of Syria, one issue remains divisive among world leaders: what should be done to stop the planet from getting hotter.
France pressed for tougher pledges on climate change from the Group of 20 nations ahead of climate talks in Paris that start at the end of this month. The key issue was whether to mention the aim to limit the rise in global warming to 2 degrees, which is what United Nations scientists have said the world needs to do by the end of this century to avoid catastrophic climate changes.