Von der Leyen proposes global carbon pricing system at G20

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today urged participants at this weekend’s G20 summit to join a proposal to introduce a global system for pricing carbon emissions. Humans are responsible for climate change and also have the means to address it, von der Leyen said on the social network X. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva today spoke in New Delhi about the need to fight climate change immediately, citing recent floods in his country that claimed 46 lives, the AFP news agency reported.

„Climate change is caused by humans. That means we can address it. To do so, we need innovation, investment in green technologies, renewable energy capacity and energy efficiency. This requires greater investment. At the G20 meeting, I urged leaders (of member countries) to join the call for global carbon pricing,“ von der Leyen wrote, attaching a photograph of her arrival at the meeting in New Delhi.