ELMAU, Germany — Global flashpoints from Ukraine to Greece dominated talks at the G7 meeting in Germany over the past two days, but for Angela Merkel the success of the summit rested from the outset on achieving a breakthrough on the longer-term threat of climate change.
The German leader got her wish. With the G7 agreement to limit the global temperature increase to less than 2 degrees Celsius over the pre-industrial age, Merkel leaves the summit with a tangible result she can present to critics who have dismissed the meeting as an expensive photo opportunity, or as one Social Democratic leader …read more
Source: European Voice
