The European Commission’s Executive Vice-President, responsible for the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, and the European Commissioner for the Environment, Virginijus Sinkevičius, are in Bali, Indonesia, to attend the G20 Environment and Climate Ministers’ meeting on Wednesday, 31 August, the Commission announced on Tuesday.
This ministerial meeting will focus on the preparation of the COP26 on climate (Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 6-18 November) and the COP15 on biodiversity (Montreal, 7-19 December) (see EUROPE 12992/7).
Discussions will include current challenges such as land degradation, biodiversity loss, integrated water resources management, resource efficiency and the circular economy, marine litter, sustainable finance and meeting greenhouse gas emission reduction targets by 2030.
Mr Sinkevičius will then continue his official visits and preparatory meetings for COP15 in Malaysia (Thursday 1 and Friday 2 September), as he did in Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia) last April and May (see EUROPE 12943/14, 12939/3).
Mr Timmermans will have a trilateral meeting with the US president’s special climate envoy John Kerry and COP26 president Alok Sharma on partnerships for a just energy transition, as well as bilateral meetings with various ministers. (Original version in French by Aminata Niang)