The G20 in Rome closes. "It was not easy to reach this agreement, it was a success",
said Prime Minister Mario Draghi in the final press conference of the summit, thanking the Sherpas and those who participated in the organization of an "extraordinary" G20. "This summit makes me confident in the capacity that the G20 seems to have found to face the epochal existential challenges, from covid to climate". "We have laid the foundations for a fairer recovery."
"On the climate, for the first time, the G20 countries have undertaken to keep within reach
the goal of containing overheating below 1.5 degrees
- explained Draghi -
with immediate actions and medium-term commitments
. public funding will not go beyond the end of this year ". "The sense of urgency is there and has been shared by all and it can be seen in the fact that the 1.5 degrees goal has been recognized as scientifically valid. There was also a commitment not to undertake emissions policies that go against the trend that everyone has committed to observe until 2030. It can be thought that this commitment will be maintained.After Paris, emissions have increased, especially after Covid.
There is some concern and it is now necessary to demonstrate credibility by implementing the promises made
".
"We have laid the foundations for a more equitable recovery and found new ways to support countries around the world,
609 billion on the basis of special drawing rights are dedicated for the first time to the most vulnerable countries
".
"What have we achieved?
It is a successful summit in the sense of keeping our dreams alive, committing
ourselves
to further measures
, allocations of money, further promises of reductions. In recent months it seemed that the emerging countries had no intention of taking more commitments ", explained Draghi in the final press conference of the G20.
"Final success is then formulated on the basis of what we do and not what we say. Collective commitment to be more concrete and serious," he adds.
"Pope Francis is an ally not only of the G20 but for all that concerns the climate and the conservation of the Earth", added Draghi, answering a question in this regard.
Then again: "From
China
until a few days ago I expected a more rigid attitude, there was the desire to grasp a language more oriented towards the future than the past", he explained in response to a question about the climate.
"Russia and China have accepted the scientific evidence of 1.5 degrees, which involves considerable sacrifices, they are not easy commitments to keep. China produces 50% of the world's steel, many plants go to coal, it is a transition hard".
"It is easy to suggest difficult things, difficult is to carry them out. What the G20 has done
is an extraordinary result that could only be achieved in a multilateral context
. What we are doing today is a step forward in a difficult situation".
"We
would have preferred that all countries had confirmed the" deadline "of 2050" for zero emissions "but in my opinion this will gradually be achieved
", underlined the prime minister at the end of the G20.
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THE FINAL DOCUMENT OF THE G20
DRAGHI BEFORE THE CLOSURE OF THE G20 - "I am pleased to announce that Italy will triple its financial commitment to 1.4 billion a year for the next 5 years" for the green climate fund, said Draghi as he closes the G20
. "At this summit we made sure that our dreams are still alive but now we have to make sure we turn them into facts. I want to thank the activists who keep us on the right course.
Many say they are tired of bla bla, I believe this summit was full of substance. We have filled the words with substance
. "
"We want to be judged by what we will do, not what we say - said the premier, concluding the G20 in Rome with a wish also to the United Kingdom for" the best COP 26 ". This summit filled our words with substance. our credibility depends on our actions ".
"We are proud" of the results obtained at the G20 but "it is only the beginning".
One of the successes achieved at the G20, according to Prime Minister Mario Draghi,
is that "we have decided to leave coal behind" with the stop to the financing of coal plants in 2021
.
"While I welcome the G20's commitment to global solutions, I leave Rome with my unfulfilled hopes, but at least not buried forever," UN Secretary General
Antonio Guterres
wrote on Twitter
.
On the climate, at the G20 "despite the differences that have arisen in the negotiations, we have created a convergence and we can have concrete results". This was stated by the French president,
Emmanuel Macron
, at a press conference at the G20, inviting us to look at the situation four years ago. "I thank President Mattarella for his words on multilateralism, the Roman people for the welcome and above all Prime Minister Mario Draghi for the organization. I truly think that this G20 has been a success for the concrete results" it has brought. On the climate "it could have been worse, the signals were pointing in this direction. Now we are able to make COP26 another success".
We must act "quickly to avoid disastrous consequences" on the climate ": this is how Prime Minister
Mario Draghi
opened an event on the sidelines of the G20 on the" Role of the private sector in the fight against climate change ", in the presence of Prince Charles of England." The fight against the climate is the challenge of our time. Either we act now and face the costs of the transition and manage to make it more sustainable or we postpone it and risk paying a higher price after and failure, "says the premier." The Italian presidency of the G20 wants to push economic growth and make it more sustainable : we owe it to citizens, to the planet and to future generations ", says the premier.
"I
am grateful to Prime Minister Draghi
for recognizing the importance of certain issues and putting them at the center of this event,"
Prince Charles
told
the
G20. "We have an enormous responsibility towards the generation of those who are not yet born". "I have dedicated the last 40 years to environmental issues, lately I have noticed a change in the general attitude", emphasized the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth.
An "excellent team game" thanks to which "a very demanding test was passed" and "the safety of the leaders of the G20 and their delegations was guaranteed with efficiency and professionalism".
Thus Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese commented on the progress of the summit of heads of state and government from the point of view of security.
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"'We have an enormous responsibility towards the generations that have yet to be born'. These are the words of Prince Charles, who spoke this morning at the G20 summit which is taking place in Rome. Precisely for this reason Italy is giving its all in the fight to climate upheavals, and we must be ever more ambitious. Our commitment is evident, obviously we need a courageous push from all countries ", wrote Foreign Minister
Luigi Di Maio
on Facebook
.
THE DIRECT PHOTO OF THE DAY
The leaders of the G20 opened the second and final day of the summit with
a group photo
that immortalizes them in the traditional launch of the coin in the Trevi Fountain, in the center of Rome.
With an impressive array of police, cameramen and photographers, with the entire area closed to traffic.
The intervention of Prince Charles
