The G20 meeting in Rome reached an agreement on the maximum ceiling of 1.5 degrees for global warming. And the leaders and their diplomacies have also set the deadline of "mid-century" for achieving zero emissions, despite the diversity of views, it is emphasized, of some countries, such as India, China and Indonesia.
THE DOCUMENT - In detail, the agreement provides that the G20 countries remain "committed to the Paris agreement to keep the global temperature rise below 2 degrees and to continue efforts to limit it to 1.5 degrees".
In the final document, the leaders acknowledge "that the impacts of climate change at 1.5 ° C are much lower than at 2 ° C. Keeping the 1.5 ° C target close at hand will require meaningful and effective action and the commitment by all countries ".
THE COMMITMENTS - As for the different positions of the various States, the final document averages as follows: "We undertake to significantly reduce our collective greenhouse gas emissions, taking into account national circumstances and respecting the commitments made by each country".
"We also recognize that methane emissions make a significant contribution to climate change and we recognize, based on national circumstances, that its reduction may be one of the quickest, most feasible and cost-effective ways to limit it." And "we will increase efforts to phase out and rationalize subsidies to inefficient fossil fuels in the medium term".
We are also working for an upward agreement on the front of funds destined for developing countries. As of today, a commitment of 100 billion is still to be completed but it would aim to expand the figure and indicate a close deadline to close the disbursement.
DRAGONS - “We win or fail together. As G20 we have a responsibility to show our leadership and lead the world towards a more sustainable future ", said Prime Minister Mario Draghi during the summit session dedicated to" Climate change and the environment ".
"We must act quickly to avoid disastrous consequences," added the prime minister, host of the summit.
THE OTHER LEADERS - French President Emmanuel Macron said he was confident about the possibility of achieving the "ambitious goals" set by the summit, while British Prime Minister Boris Johnson underlined: "This is the moment when the world must unite and make its work".
Prince Charles of England was also present at the work on the climate: "I am grateful to Prime Minister Draghi for recognizing the importance of certain issues and putting them at the center of this event", said the heir of Queen Elizabeth. Adding: " We have an enormous responsibility towards the generation of those who have not yet been born ".
"Only democracies can find valid solutions" to global challenges, "said US President Joe Biden speaking at a press conference at the G20 with the president of the European commission Ursula von Der Leyen.
CHINA AND RUSSIA - Chinese President Xi Jinping also took a stand, underlining the need to "fully and effectively implement the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Paris Agreement on the basis of the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities" ". "Concrete actions are essential for the international community to respond adequately to global challenges", starting with the climate, concluded the leader of Beijing.
For Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the other hand, it is not "enough to cut" greenhouse gas emissions, but it is necessary to work to achieve their "absorption" and Russia has great potential in this sense thanks "to its forests, the tundra. and arable land ".
Putin himself also highlighted how the global climate strategy must also take into account the importance of protection and reforestation projects in South America.
(Unioneonline / lf)