World leaders to talk climate, economy, vaccines at G20

World leaders to talk climate, economy, vaccines at G20

Looming over the two-day talks in Rome is pressure to make headway on tackling global warming, ahead of the key COP26 summit kicking off in Glasgow on Monday.







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October 30, 2021 / 09:24 AM IST





Italy's Prime Minister, Mario Draghi (L) greets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi upon his arrival for their meeting at the Chigi palace in Rome on October 29, 2021, ahead of an upcoming G20 summit of world leaders to discuss climate change, covid-19 and the post-pandemic global recovery.

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Climate change and the relaunch of the global economy will top the G20 agenda as leaders of the world's most advanced nations meet Saturday, the first in-person gathering since the pandemic.

Looming over the two-day talks in Rome is pressure to make headway on tackling global warming, ahead of the key COP26 summit kicking off in Glasgow on Monday.

The stakes are high, with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warning G20 leaders on Friday to show "more ambition and more action" and overcome mistrust in order to advance climate goals.

"We are still on time to put things on track, and I think the G20 meeting is the opportunity to do that," Guterres said.

Security was tight in Rome as US President Joe Biden arrived in