Draghi Wants to Believe in G-20 Climate Gains, Yet They’re Tiny
- Johnson says commitments are a long way short of what’s needed
- Russia complains about Italians’ handling of negotiations
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Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said his Group of 20 summit had created “pretty solid foundations” for the global effort to tackle climate change. The man who has to build on them wasn’t so sure.
Italian diplomats had been looking to secure firmer commitments from developing countries and some of the world’s biggest emitters on their plans to eliminate CO2, and particularly on phasing out coal. Instead, Draghi was left with a diluted final communique that largely repeated existing targets and broke limited new ground.