April 29 to May 1, 2024
Turin, Italy

Together, the G7 countries account for 38% of the global economy and are responsible for 21% of greenhouse gas emissions, according to figures for 2021 from the Institute for Climate Analysis.
None of its member countries is on track to meet emissions reduction targets for 2030, which will be reduced by “at best only half of what is needed”, according to a report by this institute.
𝐋𝐞 𝐆𝟕 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐬 “𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐞𝐫” 𝐚̀ 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐚 𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞́𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
G7 ministers meeting in Italy have said that efforts to raise funds to help the poorest countries tackle climate change should include all “countries able to contribute”. Under a 1992 UN climate convention, only a small handful of high-income countries had committed to funding the fight against global warming.

G7 “aspires” to reduce global plastic production
The G7 countries said they “aspire” to reduce global plastic production so as to tackle head-on the global pollution caused by the material.
“We pledge to take ambitious action throughout the plastics lifecycle to end plastic pollution and call on the global community to do the same,” the countries said in a statement

G7 to tackle fashion’s climate impact
G7 countries to tackle the heavy environmental and climate impact of the fashion and textile sector.

G7 to tackle global water crisis
The G7 member countries are to set up a coalition to tackle the global water crisis, exacerbated by climate change.

G7 agreement to close coal-fired power plants without carbon capture by 2035
The G7 countries meeting in Italy have decided to phase out coal-fired power plants without carbon capture devices by 2035, an important step towards ending reliance on fossil fuels.
Coal is the most polluting fossil fuel, and environmental campaigners had urged the #G7 – which includes Italy, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US – to lead by example.

Humaniterre with AFP