Will the world’s people destroy their only home?

The G20 summit in India next month is being viewed as a sort of last chance for the world’s largest economies to commit to the accelerated, radical action needed to limit warming to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels.
At a meeting in India last week, G20 environment ministers, including Canada's Steven Guilbeault, were meant to set the stage for their national leaders on the climate issue. The outcome was notable for the lack of consensus in the face of global pleas for united action, writes Les Whittington.

OTTAWA—From Alaska's northernmost city of Barrow to the island of Rhodes in Greece, people have been coping with the impact of unprecedented heat this summer.

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