U.K.’s Johnson Says G-20 Climate Pledges Are Drop in the Ocean

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By Alex Morales

October 31, 2021 at 6:30 PM UTC

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Boris Johnson said environment pledges by the Group of 20 countries are “drops in a rapidly warming ocean” and warned that COP26 climate talks risk failing if urgent action isn’t taken.

Speaking in Rome after fraught talks on climate at a G-20 meeting, Johnson called on other nations to step up their action or see the landmark Paris Agreement unravel.