The Group of Seven leading industrialized nations has agreed on “concrete measures” to combat climate change, according to the US government. According to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the G7 also wants to enable the distribution of a total of 2.3 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines in developing countries by 2022.
The White House announced on Saturday that heads of state and government at their meeting of the Group of Seven in Cornwall (southern England) will commit, among other things, to reducing government subsidies for fossil energy such as coal and lignite.
The United States, Germany, Great Britain and Canada also want to provide developing countries with up to $2 billion to speed up their coal exit.
Speaking on the brink of the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, southwest England, Merkel said that Germany and other G7 countries have a “global responsibility” to distribute a total of 2.3 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines by 2022. It is possible in developing countries. It was previously said that the Group of Seven will give at least one billion doses to developing countries.
No final decision has been made by the participating countries. It also remains unclear what form of assistance will be provided. It may be part donations, but funding for vaccines and construction of production sites is also included in the account.
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According to Reuters news agency, talks at the G7 summit are much easier now that the United States is represented by President Joe Biden instead of Donald Trump. “It was complete chaos,” said a source familiar with the matter. “We’ve been nervous the whole time trying to keep the G7 safe – and we don’t have to worry about that anymore.”
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