there Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Arrive at the International Convention Center in Sharm el-Sheikh for the opening ceremony of the high level Cop27 meetings, the United Nations Climate Change Conference. The Prime Minister – accompanied on the day by Environment and Energy Security Minister Gilberto Pichetto – was greeted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
On the sidelines of the UN climate summit, Meloni met with the President of the State of IsraelIsaac Duke. He also met the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, and the Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, in the morning.
Meloni sees Prime Minister of Ethiopia strengthening energy ties Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had a very cordial bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, on the fringes of the CoP 27 work. The Prime Minister expressed satisfaction with the recent conclusion of the “Agreement for a Lasting Peace through Cessation of Hostilities” between the Ethiopian government and the Tigrinya People’s Liberation Front, stressing the importance of its effective implementation for the benefit of the Ethiopian people and stability in the Horn of Africa . Meloni and Abiy recalled the historic bilateral relations and discussed ways to strengthen economic ties, especially in the energy sector. President Meloni stressed that cooperation with Africa is central to Italian foreign policy.
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According to the World Meteorological Organization, 19 million people in Africa are starving to death due to drought. WHO, between 2030 and 2050 for the climate + 250,000 deaths per year. Cop27 underway, Premier Meloni expected for Italy (ANSA)
“We face many challenges, but climate change is the biggest. This COP27 will have to keep promises in mind. We must do everything we can to keep “the target of limiting global warming” to 1.5 degrees “above pre-industrial levels” within reach,” the European Commission President wrote in a tweet. Ursula von der Leyen, in connection with the launch of Cop27 in Sharm El Sheikh. “Europe stays on course,” he added.
Guterres, we need a climate solidarity pact between states A climate solidarity pact between rich and emerging countries. That was the question asked by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres this morning at the opening of the summit of heads of state and government at the COP27 climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh. The Secretary-General reiterated that climate change is “the central challenge of our century” but that we are “losing: emissions are increasing and global temperatures are rising”. “At the opening of COP27, I am calling for a historic pact between developed and emerging countries, a pact of climate solidarity – said Guterres –. A pact in which all countries make further efforts to reduce emissions this decade in line with the 1.5 degree target A pact in which richer countries and international financial institutions lend a helping hand to help emerging economies make the transition to renewables to accelerate energies A pact to end fuel dependency and the construction of coal-fired power plants A pact that is universal, reliable and sustainable Energy for all”. For Guterres, “the two largest economies, the United States and China, have a special responsibility to join forces to make this pact a reality.” The Secretary-General called for “a roadmap” to deliver on the pledge made by developed countries at last year’s COP26 in Glasgow to double funding for climate change adaptation to up to $40 million a year. He then added that a fund to repair the losses and damage from global warming in the least developed countries was “a moral imperative”. “Getting concrete results on casualties and damage – he said – is a crucial test of governments’ commitment to the success of Cop27”.
Media, US-UK under billions in climate money
The US, UK, Canada and Australia have not met their “fair share” of climate finance for developing countries. This was found in an analysis by Carbon Brief (a website specializing in climate change science and policy), reported exclusively by the Guardian. Rich countries pledged to provide $100 billion annually by 2020, but the target fell short. The US share was $40 billion, but in 2020 they paid $7.6 billion. Australia and Canada only a third, London three quarters. Tokyo and several European countries, including Italy, are instead among the most virtuous.
India, we call for climate finance and a just transition The Indian Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, yesterday inaugurated the Indian Pavilion at the 27th session of COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh. The minister welcomed delegates by presenting the LiFE-Lifestyle for Environment initiative launched by Prime Minister Modi in October during the visit of UN Secretary-General Antonio Gueterres. In his presentation, Yadav said that with LiFe, India “proposes a simple solution to the complex challenges of climate change, providing examples of possible action at an individual level with a simple lifestyle and choosing sustainable practices to protect the Earth”. Yadav also emphasized the position India, “which will advocate for significant advances in the discussion on climate finance and in the introduction of new technologies and new collaborations to facilitate technology exchanges”.
Commentators predict that L’India will insist in particular on the “Loss and Damage Finance” agenda, for an agreement that includes both the “just transition”, i.e. the promise that developing countries will be guaranteed the necessary energy, and the protection of workers in the sector fossil fuels, on the way to renewables, along with the demand for financial commitments for the so-called climate compensation. The IndiaSpend website recalls that a recent Lancet study shows the country is already suffering the adverse effects of climate change, with a 55 percent increase in heat-related deaths in the last four years compared to the four-year period 2000-2004, and with an income loss of 5.4% of its GDP due to the extreme heat. In 2022 alone, from January to September 30, India suffered from 242 extreme weather events.