On 11 and 12 June, the G7 Environment will be held in Bologna; on 21 and 22 June, the G7 Transport in Cagliari: two crucial appointments for the future of the planet and the quality of life of citizens.
With the Taormina summit concluded, other important meetings await the world's leading nations. The global agenda sets 11 and 12 June, in Bologna, for the G7 Environment, and 21 and 22 June, in Cagliari, for the G7 Transport. Two appointments that are inevitably linked if sustainability — economic, environmental and social — is placed at the heart of proceedings.
Environmental proposals will be shared at the table where Italian Environment Minister Gian Luca Galletti, his counterparts from Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the USA, and the European Commission will be seated. The aim of the meetings is to contribute meaningfully to the implementation of the Paris Agenda on climate change and the 2030 Agenda on sustainable development. The discussions will cover topics on which advanced nations can lead the way, from green finance to environmental taxation, from marine pollution to the efficient use of resources. According to statements made by Minister Galletti, Italy and Europe will press ahead even without the United States: "There is no going back — the future of the planet lies in the Paris Agreement." Galletti also announced the signing of a protocol among the Po Valley regions on air quality. The Bologna G7 will be accompanied by the #ALL4THEGREEN event, 70 appointments from 5 to 12 June dedicated to ecology and the green economy, organised by civic, environmental and cultural associations, universities, consortia and businesses.
The Cagliari transport summit will be attended by Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Graziano Delrio and representatives of the same ministry from Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the USA, as well as European Commissioner Violeta Bulc. The two-day meeting starts from the premise that infrastructure projects determine people's quality of life and respond to their rights. With the summit in view, the open government project Nice to meet you G7, launched by the Ministry in collaboration with ItaliaCamp and now in its second edition, asked citizens themselves to submit (by 19 May) proposals on the theme of sustainability (economic, environmental and social) as applied to infrastructure and mobility services. The call for practice will examine the submitted projects, select them and award two commendations: the first for the best practices submitted by public bodies, the second for the best solutions submitted by private entities. The winning ideas will be presented at the G7 working sessions.
