Not much new on climate issue from G20, uphill task for COP26

Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies (G20) agreed on a final statement on Sunday urging "meaningful and effective" action to limit global warming but angered climate activists by offering few concrete commitments.

The result of days of tough negotiation among diplomats leaves huge work to be done at the broader United Nations COP26 climate summit in Scotland, which starts this week.

US President Joe Biden said he was disappointed more could not have been done and...