Opening of G20 joint Environment and Climate meeting

Environment officials from some of the world's largest CO2 emitting nations met Wednesday on Indonesia's resort island of Bali for talks to promote global climate action and other troubles.

Indonesia's environment minister SitiNurbaya opened the meeting by urging fellow environment ministers to safeguard environmental multilateral ism and to make it work, as it is the only way to effectively coordinate efforts to tackle global challenges.Indonesia, the holder of this year's G-20 presidency, ratified the Paris Agreement in 2016. The country is committed to reducing emissions by 41% with international assistance by 2030, or by 29% independently.Members of the G-20 account for about 80% of the world's economic output, two-thirds of the world's populations and an estimated 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions.