But the final communiqué lacked firm pledges and failed to put an end date on the actual use of coal. Some countries’ current contributions do not put them on track to achieve their net-zero goals for the mid-century, several analyses have shown. “We recognize that the impacts of climate change at 1.5°C are much lower than at 2°C,” the communiqué states. “If the G20 was a dress rehearsal for COP26, then world leaders fluffed their lines,” Morgan said in a statement. “CNN has reached out to officials in China, Japan, Australia and Russia for comment.

Source: CNN October 31, 2021 15:15 UTC