G20 Hamburg: Leaders fail to bridge Trump climate chasm
Leaders of 19 nations at the G20 summit in Germany have renewed their pledge to implement the Paris deal on climate change, despite the US pulling out.Deadlock over the issue had held up the last day of talks in Hamburg but a final agreement was eventually reached.It acknowledges President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement without undermining the commitment of other countries.The compromise comes after violent protests in the host city.The joint summit statement released on Saturday said: "We take note of the decision of the United States of America to withdraw from the Paris Agreement."However, the leaders of the other G20 members agreed the accord committing nations to restrict global temperature increases was "irreversible".In her closing news conference, German...
