The last meeting was held in Sapporo, Japan, between 15 and 16 April 2023. The Italian delegation was represented by the Minister of Environment and Energy Security Gilberto Picket Fratin. It will be like this again, on the occasion of G7the intergovernmental forum (where Italy, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America meet) will meet in Turin from 28 to 30 April 2024. For the occasion, Italy has organized Planet Week, a week in which numerous events will be held, including round tables, panels and concerts, to raise people’s awareness of adopting sustainable practices, while stakeholders discuss how to improve the energy and ecological transition.
What is the G7 and what are its objectives
The G7 countries
The States who are part of this informal intergovernmental forum I am Italy, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Previously it was called G8, as Russia also participated in the discussions. On 24 March 2014, after Russia’s invasion of Crimea, the group decided to suspend the meetings and activities of the G8, returning to meet as the G7.
It will be held in Italy
This year it was decided that the forum will be held in Italy, precisely between April 28th and 30th. It is an important G7 because, unlike other occasions, this edition will focus specifically on climate, environment and energy. The effects of climate change will be discussed and solutions will be sought at an international level.
The objectives
In this G7, heads of state, government leaders and environment ministers will meet to address the energy transition and, representing 38% of the world economy, understand how to reduce their emissions of climate-changing gases by 58% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels. The aim is to help contain the global temperature increase as much as possible to within 1.5°. Unfortunately, according to an analysis by Climate Analytics, none of the G7 countries appear to be in line with the objectives set by the Paris agreements.
There are three main objectives that the G7 countries they must try to achieve:
- there definition of a coherent plan that illustrates how to abandon fossil fuels by 2030 and the delivery of new national emissions reduction commitments (NDCs);
- the decision of which energy sources to use to abandon coal, oil etc.;
- the creation of global support for developing countriesto help them face the challenges of energy transition and resilience.
