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10 August 2021 "Unfortunately, there is no positive news, but a worsening of all the most dangerous parameters. From now to 2030 we are called to an epochal change.". Thus the Minister of Ecological Transition Roberto Cingolani to

la Repubblica

commenting on the UN report on climate change. "There are scenarios contained in the report according to which, if we manage to comply with a certain amount of greenhouse gas emissions within the time frame set by the Paris Accords, then we will be able to keep the temperature increase under control", he highlights.



Otherwise "we could reach very high temperature levels, over 3 degrees. An unsustainable, lethal situation". According to the minister, "important and complex geopolitical issues are hindering change. The commitment of a single country is not enough. A global effort is needed, but to achieve it, the criteria for distributing the" sacrifices "must be clear. Now they are not. at all".