Group of Twenty (G20) environment ministers at a summit in Naples, Italy, failed to reach an agreement (FT) on phasing out coal and reducing subsidies for fossil fuels, prompting criticism (UN News) from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. In their communique, the nations for the first time referenced a goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C, rather than 2°C, above preindustrial levels.
For Project Syndicate, CFR President Richard N. Haass discusses how the pandemic and recent climate-related disasters have revealed the weaknesses of global governance.
UK: A new parliamentary report found that among over four thousand women in the armed forces, 62 percent had experienced (Guardian) bullying, sexual harrassment, and discrimination at work.
