The G20, a climate agreement on the wire, is underway
The G20 officially kicks off in Rome. The climate agreement between the big players, a macro theme of the summit, hangs in the balance due to China’s adamant timing to bring emissions to zero. 2050 is the deadline for Europe and the US, ten years later for Beijing, but also for Russia, India and Saudi Arabia, which use coal extensively. The US president, Joe Biden, will address the issue of the imbalance of supply and demand in the global energy market. Italy is the average, and tries to create the conditions for an agreement to be reached. At the launch of the G20 the agreement on the minimum tax, to ensure that large companies pay a minimum rate of 15%. Thaw between Biden and Macron in the first meeting after the submarine crisis, which broke out between the two sides of the Atlantic in September. Yesterday, Friday 29 October, the arrival in the city of world leaders. US President Joe Biden, accompanied by his wife Jill, traveled throughout the city to reach first the Vatican where he met the Pope, then the Quirinale where he chatted with the head of state Mattarella and finally to Palazzo Chigi for the face face to face with Prime Minister Mario Draghi.
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