The world's poorest countries have called on rich nations to provide more financial aid to help them adapt to climate change and recover from disasters such as flooding, typhoons and drought.
EU leaders are expected to agree on cutting collective emissions by at least 55% from 1990 levels, up from 40% currently, at a critical two-day Council meeting starting Thursday.
Justin Trudeau promised to make climate action a "cornerstone" of Canada's coronavirus recovery plan, but has yet to win the backing he needs in parliament.
China is considering carbon neutrality as part of its long term climate plan, the country's foreign ministry announced following a summit with EU leaders.
As rich countries spend billions bailing out industries hit by the Covid-19 slump, the German chancellor urged them not to forget their climate commitments.
Germany's environment minister has defended a planned bailout of the country's largest airline to protect jobs in the short term, insisting the next phase of post-coronavirus recovery will be green.
