Key Takeaways From Rome as Leaders Go to COP26

Evidence of climate change is now indisputable — but the Group of 20 summit showed the world is still far from united on what to do about it.

Divisions between rich and poor states were on display during two days of negotiations that concluded in Rome today. While the leaders’ final statement sought to present a common front for the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow starting tomorrow, that came at the price of weak commitments on issues ranging from phasing out coal to targets for net-zero carbon emissions.