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leaders of 20 major countries also agreed on a new climate agreement to curb the rise in global average temperature. Amid the criticism that the achievement was insufficient, the General Assembly of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change also opened today (1st).
Reporter Jeong Hye-kyung reports.
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G20 leaders announced a joint declaration to limit the increase in global average temperature to within 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to the pre-industrial period.
This is a reaffirmation of the goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change, which agreed to limit the temperature rise to within 2 degrees Celsius, and gradually to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
However, it failed to pinpoint a specific 'carbon neutral' target for implementation to 2050.
Developed countries, including the chair country Italy, insisted on specifying a specific target date, but the phrase 'until the middle of this century' was replaced by opposition from China, India, and Russia.
The phase-out of coal-fired power generation was also limited to the phrase “as soon as possible” without specifying a specific target deadline.
[Naida Samona/Climate Change Activist: Leaders of 20 countries continue to fail over the environment and climate issues. Pollution continues to increase. What is more worrisome is that they are not telling the truth.]
President Moon said at the meeting, "The G20 should be more committed to responding to the climate crisis and provide support in consideration of the plight of developing countries,” he said.