Climate Set to Dominate G20 Summit Ahead of U.N. Conference

If high-stakes climate talks are to succeed beginning of November in Glasgow, the initial signs of progress may emerge this weekend when leaders of the world’s 20 biggest economies hold their first face-to-face meeting in two years. Big obstacles lie in the way. The G20 is divided over questions such as phasing out coal and limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), giving diplomats little time to forge an accord before the Oct. 30-31 gathering. read more Many of the leaders coming to Rome, including U.S. President Joe Biden, will fly immediately afterwards to Scotland for the…