G20 Climate Talks.

It is evident that global conflict is a significant blocker in states working together, but the G20 climate talks in Bali this week indicate just how difficult finding agreement is in the international community. The fact that the G20 countries failed to even issue a joint communique speaks volumes. Ukraine featured prominently in the discussions alongside condemnations from Russia, but there was an element of repetitiveness to the G20 Joint Environment and Climate Ministers' Meeting due to the usual lack of agreement on the terms mentioned in any joint climate communication.

Definitions and terms carry weight when for instance the difference lies between carbon neutral and cutting down emissions without a specific aim in mind. Similarly, differences between states persist over important targets, such as the one to limit global average temperature rises to 1.5 degrees. Unsurprisingly, developed countries such as the US, which have historically benefitted from climate degradation, and current benefactors such as India and China, remain the biggest stumbling blocks to any compromise over climate discussions.

There is also the matter of inclusivity. As one of the biggest stakeholders in the climate crisis, Pakistan, and other affected states deserve...