G20 leaders meet after two years, with climate, COVID and economy in focus

World leaders gather for the official family photograph on day one of the G20 leaders summit at the convention center of La Nuvola, in Rome. [Reuters]

The heads of the world's 20 biggest economies kicked off two days of talks on Saturday where they were set to acknowledge the existential threat of climate change, but stop short of radical new commitments to tame global warming.

A draft communique seen by Reuters shows major countries are only likely to slightly toughen previous pledges on climate action, while failing to set tough new targets that activists say are vital to prevent environmental catastrophe. read more