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The two-week gathering of global leaders to save the world begins with a one-on-one meeting between the leader of the planet’s largest religious sect and its most powerful superpower.
US President Joe Biden flies to Rome for a meeting with the Pope ahead of the G20 summit of world leaders and later the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow.
The White House says the two men will discuss tackling poverty, COVID-19 and climate change, and share a “common respect for fundamental human dignity.”
Photo: President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden departed for Rome on Thursday
Mr. Biden, a staunch Catholic, and the leader of his faith have much more in common than his predecessor Donald Trump had with the pope who criticized him during his presidency.
It will be an opportunity for the leader of the free world to set the tone for a two-week period that many believe is crucial to the future of humanity and the planet we live on.
Although there are signs of disharmony among world leaders on critical issues of climate and COVID-19.
The US President will also meet with his Italian and French counterparts. It would be an early opportunity to thaw relations with French leader Emmanuel Macron after a diplomatic row over the new American University of Kosovo security agreement that includes the United States, Britain and Australia.
His main challenge during the G-20 will be to convince allies of his claim that “America is back”.
Photo: Pope Francis is expected to meet Joe Biden at the Vatican today
He has arrived without a deal in Congress on his climate and economic agenda at home, and there are concerns that America first acted without coordination with its allies on Afghanistan.
Of far more interest to us are the opportunities of the G-20 that are paving the way for a successful COP26 Climate Change Summit.
Reports allege divisions in the G20 over the two main goals of phasing out coal and keeping temperatures rising to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
Photo: Joe and Jill Biden land in Rome, at the start of a crisis week in Europe. Pic AP
If the world’s richest countries can’t agree on either, persuading the struggling poor nations to do so will be very difficult next week.
Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and India are reportedly sticking with efforts to phase out coal use. America didn’t seem excited either.
China disappointed to announce new pledges on carbon emissions ahead of COP26 and its stance on coal could be catastrophic for global warming.
Beyond the all-important issue of climate change, the G-20 must prove its worth on a host of geopolitical issues.
US President Joe Biden has left for Europe after pledging trillions of dollars for climate change, but he is facing a rollback from parts of America, including rural West Virginia.
Some leaders choose to stay away and their members remain divided on major issues.
The organization played a major role in saving the world from financial meltdown earlier this century. It hopes to do the same for a planet that is looking forward to increased danger.
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