As we write, vital COP climate change talks are being held in Belém, Brazil. Soon the G20 Leaders’ Summit takes place for the first time on African soil in Johannesburg. In an era of volatility, such summits offer a path to progress for the world. The stakes could not be higher. Families on every continent find it harder to make ends meet, communities across the globe face drought, flood and forest fires, not as news but as the new normal, while young people are denied real economic opportunities. Democracies are under threat the world over.
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