Climate Politics
G-20 Ministers Fail to Reach Consensus on Fossil Fuels, Russia
- No agreement on language about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
- Germany’s Habeck slams Russian official’s ‘twisted worldview’
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The Group of 20 energy ministers meeting in India ended without a consensus on the phase-down of fossil fuels, adding to the sluggish progress on climate diplomacy ahead of key meetings this year.
While some countries agreed on the need to phase down unabated use of oil and gas, others argued that concerns over emissions could be addressed by carbon removal technologies, according to the meeting’s outcome document.