G7 building consensus for faster end to carbon emissions contributing to climate change

The sign of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting is seen at the media center prior to the meetings April 15, 2023, in Karuizawa, a resort town, north of Tokyo.Eugene Hoshiko/The Associated Press Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations were finalizing a consensus Sunday on phasing out carbon emissions that contribute to climate change, amid calls from China and other developing countries for more aid in making a transition to renewable energy. The G-7 energy and environment ministers gathered in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo are expected to issue a communiqué Sunday that balances climate and other environmental…