Poor countries at Cop26 concerned by G20’s limited climate progress

Leaders say they hoped for more from talks in Rome and chances of staying below 1.5C are fading

The G20 is failing poor and vulnerable countries by not agreeing to a climate plan that would ensure their people's survival, leading figures at the Cop26 climate talks have said.

Leaders representing more than a billion of the people most at risk from the climate crisis told the Guardian they were extremely concerned" and had hoped for more from the G20 summit in Rome.