Environment Ministers agree to make efforts to reduce vehicle emissions

Tags: Environment

The meeting of G7 (Group of seven) energy and environment ministers ended on 16th April at Sapporo city in Japan.

An overview of the news

• The major focus in the meeting is on reducing the carbon footprint of automobiles.

• The G-7 summit will be hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Hiroshima in May 2023.

Joint Statement of the Meeting

• The ministers agreed to make efforts to reduce vehicle emissions.

• Agreement to halve carbon dioxide levels recorded in 2000 by 2035.

• A major focus was placed on how to reduce the carbon footprint of automobiles.

• Each country will check its progress every year to meet the target.

• The agreement called on countries to help reduce emissions across a wide range of vehicles.

• A new target was also set to prevent ocean pollution by plastic waste by 2040.

About G7

• The G7 is a group of seven major industrialized countries, including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

• The G7 holds annual meetings to discuss various global issues, but these meetings are usually held in different locations each year.

• The 48th G7 summit was hosted by Germany in 2022.