Italy's choice to convene the G20 summit in Venice is highly symbolic. The City of the Doges is indeed representative of the wonders born of the will and imagination of men and of the vulnerability of humanity to global warming since it is, like most coastal cities, threatened. of submersion. While the world is far from being out of the Covid epidemic, the climate emergency is imposing itself with renewed force. Climate change is no longer a risk but a reality: it is already reflected in the spectacular increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme events, the cost of which estimated at 300 billion dollars per year could double by 2030.
The G20 summit and then the COP 26 which will meet in Glasgow in November are therefore of crucial importance.
They must put the lessons from the Covid epidemic at the service of the fight against global warming.
International cooperation is vital
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