GLASGOW, Scotland — A crucial U.N.
officials gaveled the climate summit to its formal opening in Glasgow, the heads of the world’s leading economies at the close of their own separate talks in Italy made pledges including stopping international financing of dirty-burning coal-fired power plants by next year.
Government leaders face two choices in Glasgow, Patricia Espinosa, head of the U.N.
The leaders of two of the top climate-polluting nations – China and Russia — were not expected to attend the summit, though seniors officials from those countries planned to participate.
Negotiators are hoping India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will announce such a goal in Glasgow.
Some of the issues being discussed during the talks have been on the agenda for decades, including how rich countries can help poor nations tackle emissions and adapt to a hotter world.