Key Climate Talks Are Headed for Trouble After G-7 Wrangling
- U.S. held back pledges on coal, cars and climate finance
- Planned offer of financing help to poorest nations falls short
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Global leaders say they want decisive action on tackling climate change at a crunch UN summit this year. The behind-the-scenes arguing among Group of Seven delegates -- when progress was blocked by last-minute nerves, political tensions and a shortfall of funding -- shows just how far they have to go.
Diplomats and ministers working toward the COP26 UN climate talks starting in Scotland in October worry that the summit’s chances of success may be in jeopardy. One senior British figure privately said the vital gathering is likely to disappoint.