Reuters The G7 summit was held in the resort of Carbis Bay in Cornwall, south-west England The G7 nations have agreed to step up action on climate change and renewed a pledge to raise $100bn a year to help poor countries cut emissions. After a summit in Britain, G7 leaders also promised to help developing countries move away from coal. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who hosted the three-day meeting, said on Sunday: “We were clear this weekend that action needs to start with us.” However some environmental groups said the promises lacked detail. How significant are G7’s climate pledges? World at risk of hitting temperature limit soon G7 calls for access to famine-hit Ethiopian region Developed countries agreed in 2009 to contribute $100bn a year in climate finance to poorer countries by 2020. But the target was not met, in part because of the Covid pandemic. While the […]