The climate crisis takes a big place in the G20 meeting in Brazil

The climate crisis and the war in Ukraine and the Middle East played a major role in the first day of the G20 summit in Brazil yesterday Monday.In their joint statement, the leaders of the world's major economic nations highlighted the suffering of people in the Gaza Strip and Ukraine, and called for cooperation in reducing poverty, tax policy and climate change.

Simon Stiell, the UN climate chief, on Saturday urged G20 leaders to help break the deadlock in climate finance talks at the COP29 talks in Azerbaijan.

The climate summit aims to reach an agreement to raise hundreds of billions of dollars in climate change and adaptation financing for developing countries.

It is the big industrial countries that are responsible for more than three quarters of the greenhouse gas production in the world, that control the economic pockets of the world.

The G20 statement called for a "rapid and substantial increase in climate finance from billions to trillions of dollars from all sources.

Despite this, the mediators of the COP did not agree on the amount of money that should be paid by rich countries in relation to the issue.

Developed countries have argued that the donor base needs to be broadened to include rich developing nations such as China and rich countries in the Middle East.

Earlier today, Tuesday, G20 leaders are expected to discuss sustainable and transitional progress on clean energy.

They want to increase efforts to fight global warming before Donald Trump officially comes to power in the United States.

Trump has threatened to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement and not hold Washington accountable for the issue.