Paris – In an interview publiched on L’Unità, Environment Minister Gian Luca Galletti ensures that the Paris climate agreement will be ratified in Italy at the latest “by the end of this year”. Barack Obama and Xi Jinping ratification of the Paris climate closed the last G20 in China a few days ago, a summit that will be remembered for this historic announcement. “The Chinese and US commitment – said the minister – has already been the turning point in the negotiations that led to the signing of the Paris agreement by the two largest producer of greenhouse gases in the world, and their commitment it is crucial for the success of any climate agreement. On the eve of the G20 it was confirmed by a ratification that also echoed the increasing pressure from Europe for a speedy ratification of the agreement. These months are confirming the ‘good climate’ that we found in Paris and in all the international commitments in recent months. (9colonne)
