We are living on borrowed time. Will the G20 rise to our collective futures?

Written By Peter Allan

By Patricia Lane

When G20 leaders gathered for dinner under the open tropical night sky at the Garuda Wisnu Kencana monument in Bali on Nov. 15, the monsoon weather cleared its way for the momentous occasion.

Not a single drop of rain fell on the venue itself, rather it rained selectively on perimeter neighbourhoods. Of course, such precision was deliberate and not left to fate. A total of 11 flights shot 11.2 tons of salt into the clouds to prevent rain from falling on the shoulders of the G20 leaders. This “weather modification technology” is not new to the region, and its commonality is symptomatic of our apprehension of our relationship to the climate.

With that, the curtains of G20 Indonesia opened and closed with a prevailing dose of techno-optimism, but did the outcomes of this year’s highly anticipated meeting actually deliver concrete, immediate and committed climate action for an optimistic future?

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