BALI: Group of 20 climate talks in Bali ended without a joint communique Wednesday (Aug 31) despite host Indonesia warning the world's leading economies they must act together to combat a warming planet or risk plunging into 'uncharted territory'. The one-day meeting on the resort island concluded with Ind
At a closing press conference, Indonesian Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar said the summary would detail the forum's"shared commitment and shared steps".
"But the chair summary is something we can achieve given the geopolitical issues and some countries cannot be flexible on certain issues.Another source close to the meeting said G20 members"did not manage to reach a joint communique" and most countries started their speeches by condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine, though there were no walkouts or clashes when the Russian representative spoke.
In her opening remarks Bakar had told delegates that"global environmental problems require global solutions" and nations"cannot solve those global environmental problems on our own". At the meeting were US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, Britain's climate minister Alok Sharma and officials from India, Australia, Italy, Brazil, Japan, South Korea and the European Union among others.
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