NUSA DUA, INDONESIA - Senior officials from the Group of 20 (G-20) major economies met for climate talks on the resort island of Bali on Wednesday (Aug 31), with host Indonesia warning that failure to work together to cut emissions would push the planet towards 'unchartered territory'. Indonesia's Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar said that countries must jointly arrest global...
Indonesia's Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar speaks during the G-20 climate meeting in Bali on Aug 31, 2022.NUSA DUA, INDONESIA - Senior officials from the Group of 20 major economies met for climate talks on the resort island of Bali on Wednesday , with host Indonesia warning that failure to work together to cut emissions would push the planet towards "unchartered territory".
Scientists say most such extreme weather events are attributable to human-caused climate change and will only increase in severity and frequency as the globe edges closer to the warming threshold of 1.5 deg C above pre-industrial levels.
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